Virginia storm events
Tornadoes, hurricanes, hail, and severe storms recorded in Virginia between 1950 and 2025, sourced from NOAA's Storm Events Database.
56,661
Storm events
906
Tornadoes
69
Hurricanes
246
Deaths
Significant recent events in Virginia
Events with deaths, multiple injuries, $1M+ property damage, or EF3+ tornadoes.
A 23 year old male was swimming with friends when he began signaling for help. A bystander tried to rescue him but was unsuccessful. Virginia Beach Police responded but were unable to locate the swimmer until his body was recovered the following day. While the exact cause of drow…
A one-year-old boy, who would have turned two years old in two days, was left alone and restrained in the back seat of a car in Madison Heights of Amherst County while the foster dad of this child was at work for eight hours. Temperatures rose into the upper 80s by midday with th…
Two swimmers were caught in a rip current while swimming near the southern end of the Chincoteague Beach parking lot at Assateague Island National Seashore on July 24. One was rescued while the other, an 18 year old male, was pulled from the water unconscious and unresponsive and…
The Virginia Department of Emergency Management in collaboration with the National Weather Service in Wakefield Virginia conducted a Virginia Incident Damage Assessment for the City of Petersburg after significant flooding on the night of July 14 into the morning of July 15. Wide…
Hundreds of trees and branches blew down on George Washington Memorial Parkway near Morningside Lane, blocking the roadway for three days. One tree fell onto a vehicle, killing the occupant.
Trees blew down near the intersection of Pole Road and Frye Road, including one onto a vehicle killing the occupant.
Twelve year old boy perished after being swept away by rushing floodwaters in a headwater of Stockton Creek. Stockton Creek was overflowing onto roads and fields several feet deep. Portions of Brooksville Road and Newtown Road were washed out, with water rescues occurring on Broo…
A vehicle with a single occupant was pushed off of Kimberling Road into deeper water as Kimberling Creek flooded at least 2 feet over the roadway. The occupant attempted to abandon the vehicle, but was swept away by the flooding and passed away. Nearby, Wesendonck Road was observ…
Flash flooding began to impact multiple roads in the Hurley area by mid afternoon. Within the next couple of hours, rising waters submerged roads, impacted homes, and trapped residents in several locations. Floodwaters also rose halfway up the legacy bank building in Hurley. Impa…
Flash flooding made numerous roads impassable, trapped residents, and impacted homes. By evening, catastrophic flooding occurred along Slate Creek Road and resulted in water rescues and evacuations. In addition to Slate Creek Road, the following roads were also impacted by floodi…
Flood waters along the New River were observed rising an average of 2 feet per hour during the flooding associated with Hurricane Helene. At the height of the damage inflicted by Helene, Claytor Lake had a debris field that was 4+ miles long, covered 250+ acres, and weighed an es…
Considerable to catastrophic flash flooding occurred across Grayson County. This included at least 200 bridges or culverts that were completely washed out, making the roads impassible. Five large pipes were washed out in the county: three on Route 783 (Helton Creek Lane) and two …
Trees were downed countywide by high winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Helene, resulting in numerous power outages. A 64 MPH wind gust was measured near Woodlawn at 10:40 AM EDT and the high winds damaged at least 20 structures across the county. The high winds also…
Numerous trees were downed by high winds associated with the remnants Hurricane Helene. Over 4,000 people were reported without power by 4 PM EDT Friday afternoon. The agriculture industry sustained over $1.5 million in losses, including losses from crops, facilities and structur…
Numerous trees were downed countywide by high winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Helene, many of which fell into fences, structures, and roads, and resulted in several roads being blocked and many power outages. By late morning on Friday, over 10,700 customers were w…
Counties and zones
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Accomack (353)
Albemarle (1,146)
Albemarle / Charlotttesville (48)
Alexandria (c) (165)
Alleghany (307)
Alleghany / Clifton Forge / Covington (12)
Amelia (337)
Amherst (452)
Appomattox (364)
Arlington (563)
Arlington / Alexandria / Falls Church (45)
Augusta (897)
Augusta / Staunton / Waynesborro (48)
Bath (321)
Bedford (796)
Bedford (c) (35)
Bedford / Bedford (13)
Bland (230)
Botetourt (469)
Bristol (c) (63)
Brunswick (329)
Buchanan (343)
Buckingham (518)
Buena Vista (c) (27)
Campbell (722)
Campbell / Lynchburg (17)
Caroline (425)
Carroll (557)
Carroll / Galax (19)
Carroll and Grayson (1)
Central Virginia Blue Ridge (159)
Charles City (92)
Charles City (c) (113)
Charles City and New Kent (1)
Charlotte (468)
Charlottesville (c) (80)
Chesapeake (97)
Chesapeake (c) (321)
Chesterfield (678)
Chesterfield / Colonial Heights (26)
Chesterfield, Henrico, Charles City and New Kent (1)
Clarke (663)
Clifton Forge (c) (1)
Colonial Heights (c) (82)
Covington (c) (25)
Craig (220)
Cst and Southeast Prince William/manassas/manassas Park (17)
Culpeper (869)
Cumberland (264)
Danville (c) (157)
Dickenson (346)
Dinwiddie (311)
Dinwiddie / Petersburg (18)
Dinwiddie, Prince George and Chesterfield (1)
Eastern Chesterfield (28)
Eastern Essex (30)
Eastern Hanover (27)
Eastern Henrico (25)
Eastern Highland (207)
Eastern King William (26)
Eastern King and Queen (23)
Eastern Loudoun (147)
Eastern Louisa (25)
Emporia (60)
Essex (247)
Fairfax (1,906)
Fairfax (c) (57)
Falls Church (c) (53)
Fauquier (949)
Fauquier and Loudoun (1)
Fauquier and Prince William (1)
Floyd (374)
Fluvanna (299)
Franklin (906)
Franklin (c) (75)
Frederick (861)
Frederick / Winchester (47)
Fredericksburg (c) (96)
Galax (c) (73)
Giles (420)
Gloucester (311)
Goochland (352)
Grayson (457)
Greene (600)
Greensville (189)
Greensville / Emporia (15)
Halifax (904)
Halifax / South Boston (1)
Hampton (2)
Hampton (c) (189)
Hampton/poquoson (31)
Hanover (505)
Harrisonburg (c) (61)
Henrico (607)
Henrico / Richmond (29)
Henry (755)
Henry / Martinsville (10)
Highland (254)
Hopewell (c) (72)
Isle of Wight (375)
James City (329)
James City / Williamsburg (17)
James City and York (1)
King George (531)
King William (271)
King and Queen (223)
Lancaster (288)
Lee (344)
Lexington (c) (30)
Loudoun (1,391)
Louisa (438)
Lunenburg (281)
Lunenburg, Nottoway, Dinwiddie and Chesterfield (1)
Lynchburg (c) (173)
Madison (700)
Manassas (c) (80)
Manassas Park (c) (14)
Martinsville (c) (108)
Mathews (224)
Mecklenburg (439)
Middlesex (277)
Montgomery (649)
Montgomery / Radford (14)
Nelson (691)
New Kent (272)
Newport News (104)
Newport News (c) (235)
Norfolk (105)
Norfolk (c) (316)
Norfolk / Hampton / Portsmouth (24)
Northampton (257)
Northern Fauquier (222)
Northern Virginia Blue Ridge (175)
Northumberland (307)
Northwest Prince William (15)
Norton (c) (39)
Nottoway (334)
Orange (845)
Page (716)
Patrick (576)
Petersburg (c) (112)
Pittsylvania (1,013)
Pittsylvania / Danville (23)
Poquoson (10)
Portsmouth (c) (155)
Powhatan (291)
Prince Edward (382)
Prince George (409)
Prince George / Hopewell (21)
Prince William (1,075)
Prince William / Manassas (46)
Pulaski (462)
Radford (c) (52)
Rappahannock (612)
Richmond (369)
Richmond (c) (232)
Roanoke (622)
Roanoke (c) (175)
Roanoke / Salem / Roanoke (15)
Rockbridge (509)
Rockbridge / Buena Vista / Lexington (11)
Rockingham (877)
Rockingham / Harrisonburg (46)
Russell (291)
Salem (9)
Salem (c) (69)
Scott (306)
Shenandoah (899)
Smyth (429)
South Boston (c) (1)
Southampton (347)
Southampton / Franklin (18)
Southern Fauquier (255)
Spotsylvania (744)
Spotsylvania / Fredericksburg (42)
Stafford (803)
Staunton (c) (60)
Suffolk (90)
Suffolk (c) (294)
Surry (271)
Sussex (324)
Tazewell (559)
Vaz040 (2)
Virginia Beach (131)
Virginia Beach (c) (452)
Warren (680)
Washington (367)
Washington / Bristol (25)
Waynesboro (c) (52)
Western Chesterfield (28)
Western Essex (27)
Western Hanover (27)
Western Henrico (27)
Western Highland (283)
Western King William (23)
Western King and Queen (23)
Western Loudoun (148)
Western Louisa (26)
Westmoreland (329)
Williamsburg (c) (85)
Winchester (c) (78)
Wise (338)
Wise / Norton (29)
Wythe (395)
York (321)
York / Poquoson (22)