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Chesapeake Bay Smith Pt To Windmill Pt Va, Atlantic North
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2002 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
0
Floods since 1996
212
All events
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Deaths
$10K
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Onancock mesonet measured a gust to 36 knots (42 miles per hour).
Waterspout Waterspout
A trained spotter reported a brief waterspout two miles south of Tangier Island. The waterspout lasted only around 30 seconds.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Onancock mesonet station (XHAK) measured gusts between 34 knots (39 miles per hour) and 36 knots (42 miles per hour).
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Onancock mesonet (XHAK) measured a gust to 55 knots (63 miles per hour).
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Tangier Sound Light mesonet (XTSL) measured a gust to 51 knots (59 miles per hour).
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Onancock mesonet measured a gust to 39 knots (45 mph).
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Tangier Sound Light mesonet (XTSL) measured a gust to 35 knots (40 mph).
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Onancock mesonet (XHAK) measured a gust to 35 knots (40 mph).
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The mesonet site at Tangier Sound Light measured a wind gust of 35 knots (40 mph).
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Tangier Sound Light (XTSL) mesonet station measured a gust to 34 knots (39 mph).
Marine Tropical Storm Marine Tropical Storm
The Tangier Sound Light (XTSL) mesonet measured tropical storm force winds of 30 and 35 knots between 5 AM and 2 PM EST with a peak gust of 34 knots observed at 10:01 AM EST. The Onancock (XHAK) mesonet measured a gust to 34 knots at 11:53 AM EST.
Waterspout Waterspout
Several reports and pictures were received showing a couple of waterspouts in the Chesapeake Bay to the northwest of Tangier Island. One waterspout was observed from Reedville, looking across the bay.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet station at Smith Point reported a wind gust to 42 knots.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Weatherflow station at Tangier Light reported a wind gust to 42 knots.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Weatherflow sensor at Onancock reported a wind gust to 42 kt.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Onancock mesonet station (XHAK) measured a wind gust to 37 knots (43 miles per hour).
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet at Tangier Sound Light measured a gust to 44 mph.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Tangier Sound mesonet station (XTSL) measured a gust to 38 knots (44 miles per hour).
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Tangier Sound Light (XTSL) mesonet measured a gust to 36 knots (41 miles per hour).
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Onancock mesonet (XHAK) measured a gust to 43 knots (49 miles per hour).
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Tangier Sound Light mesonet (XTSL) measured a gust to 43 knots (50 miles per hour).
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust of 40 knots was measured at Tangier Sound Light.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Tangier Sound Light mesonet measured a gust of 39 knots (45 miles per hour).
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Tangier Sound Light mesonet station measured a gust to 46 knots.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Onancock mesonet measured a gust to 44 knots.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Tangier Sound Light mesonet station (XTSL) measured a gust of 38 knots (44 miles per hour).
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust of 37 knots was measured at Tangier Sound Light.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust of 34 knots was measured at Onancock.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust of 46 knots was measured at Tangier Sound Light.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust of 40 knots was measured at Tangier Sound Light.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust of 34 knots was measured at Onancock.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust of 53 knots was measured at Tangier Sound Light.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust of 45 knots was measured at Tangier Sound Light.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust of 39 knots was measured at Onancock.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust of 49 knots was measured at Tangier Sound Light.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust of 48 knots was measured at Onancock.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust of 37 knots was measured at Tangier Sound Light.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Tangier Island mesonet measured a gust to 51 knots (59 miles per hour).
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Tangier Sound Light mesonet measured a gust to 34 knots (39 miles per hour) behind a cold front.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Tangier Sound Light mesonet measured a gust to 40 knots (46 miles per hour) behind a cold front.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Onancock mesonet measured a gust to 36 knots (41 miles per hour) behind a cold front.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust of 37 knots was measured at Tangier Sound Light.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust of 36 knots was measured at Tangier Sound Light.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust of 47 knots was measured at Tangier Sound Light.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust of 49 knots was measured at Onancock.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Tangier Sound Light mesonet measured a gust of 40 knots (46 miles per hour).
Marine Tropical Storm Marine Tropical Storm
Tropical storm force winds of 34 to 48 knots were measured across the upper Chesapeake Bay at Tangier Sound Light from 1:30 PM EST on September 22 to 7:30 AM EST on September 23 from Tropical Storm Ophelia.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust of 37 knots was measured at Tangier Sound Light.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust of 35 knots was measured at Tangier Island Airport (TGI).
Waterspout Waterspout
Spotter reported and sent pictures/video of a waterspout on the Chesapeake Bay just west of Tangier Island.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 0 |
| 2024 | 22 | 0 |
| 2023 | 19 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 25 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 0 |
| 2019 | 18 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
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