01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR
Lightning in Bedford reports by year
NOAA recorded 17 Lightning in Bedford reports across the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.
EVENT FILE / 51019MINIMUM 5 REPORTS
BEDFORD · VA
Lightning history
NOAA recorded 17 county-coded Lightning reports in Bedford, VA, from 2016 through 2025, with 1 reported injuries, 1 reported fatalities, and $318K in filed damage.
Source: NOAA Storm Events details table · Complete years 2016–2025 · Compiled 16 Sep 2026
Reports17NOAA county-coded rows
Population context21.0per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 80,894
Injuries1direct + indirect fields
Fatalities1direct + indirect fields
How to read the count
17 reports in ten years does not mean a 1.7-event annual forecast. Reporting units, event segmentation, coverage, and local exposure all affect the count.
03 / RECORDED CONSEQUENCES
Recorded impacts for Lightning in Bedford
The Lightning in Bedford records contain 1 injuries, 1 fatalities, $318K in property damage, and $0 in crop damage.
Damage estimates are nominal values as filed by the reporting source and retained by NOAA.
Property damage$318Knot inflation-adjusted
Crop damage$0not inflation-adjusted
First report year2,016within selected window
Latest report year2,025within selected window
04 / RECENT ROW SAMPLE
Latest Lightning in Bedford source records
NOAA supplied 8 recent Lightning in Bedford source rows with dates, event IDs, report sources, magnitude fields, and filed damage.
Up to eight latest rows are shown for auditability. Open NOAA for complete narratives and revisions.
| Date | Event ID | Source | Magnitude / scale | Filed damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-31 | NOAA 1,272,262 | 911 Call Center | — | $50K |
| 2023-12-10 | NOAA 1,151,715 | Broadcast Media | — | $50K |
| 2023-04-22 | NOAA 1,085,822 | Broadcast Media | — | $25K |
| 2022-08-06 | NOAA 1,051,577 | Broadcast Media | — | $10K |
| 2022-08-06 | NOAA 1,051,573 | Broadcast Media | — | $15K |
| 2022-07-25 | NOAA 1,047,711 | 911 Call Center | — | $5K |
| 2022-06-14 | NOAA 1,038,673 | 911 Call Center | — | $5K |
| 2022-06-08 | NOAA 1,034,974 | Fire Department/Rescue | — | $0 |