Loudoun County, Virginia
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1954 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
28
Tornado reports
170
Hail reports
196
Floods since 1996
1,412
All events
6
Deaths
$27.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Loudoun County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 27 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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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.
A fatality occurred when a tree fell onto a cyclist along the C and O Canal Towpath. The location along the Towpath was south of Whites Ferry along mile marker 33.
A large tree fell onto a child walking in Claude Moore Park. The child was pronounced dead at 3:45 PM EDT.
A wind gust of 59 mph was measured near Sterling Park. One fatality occurred in Purcellville when a tree fell on a man as he was clearing the roadway from previous debris (indirect fatality). Wind gusts around the Purcellville area were between 50 and 55 mph.
The Washington Post reported that a 15 year old girl in Bluemont, VA., was killed when a strong wind gust sent portions of a large old tree fell. Wind gusts around the region ranged from 20 to 25 mph with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Staff from NOAA's National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office located in Sterling, VA performed a survey of storm damage that occurred in the Town of Leesburg, VA on the morning of February 7, 2020. This survey, coupled with radar analysis from the KLWX …
A thunderstorm moved into eastern Loudoun County from Fairfax County near the Dulles International Airport. The storm produced a tornado which touched down at Dulles International Airport and passed within one half mile of the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Sterling.…
Hail Size Estimated by Damage
Many Cars and Homes Damaged by Hail in South Riding Community
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Several large trees blew down along Route 50 near Middleburg.
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A couple of trees blew down in Round Hill.
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A couple trees blew down in Philomont.
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There were several trees and power lines reported down near Lucketts. Over 800 customers were without power.
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Trees blew down on eastbound VA-725 Paxson Road in the vicinity of VA-719 Airmont Road.
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Trees blew down on eastbound Business-VA-7 Main Street/East Loudoun Street in the vicinity of Simmons Road.
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Trees blew down on Paxson Road just west of VA-690 Silcott Springs Road.
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Large tree limbs blew down along US-15 near Sugarloaf View Lane.
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A tree blew down on Catesby Farm Lane.
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Multiple large trees blew down on Browns Lane near Sunset Hill Lane. Spotter reports some trees snapped and were laying in the same direction.
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A wind gust of 53 knots (61 MPH) was measured by a mesonet at the National Weather Service Office in Sterling.
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A tree blew down along Taylorstown Road and had to be removed from the roadway.
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A shed was blown onto the roadway in Lucketts. Numerous trees and large branches were down in the area.
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Trees blew down on eastbound VA-662 Lost Corner Road near Spinks Ferry Road.
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Trees and wires blew down on VA-9 Charles Town Pike, Tranquility Road, VA-690 Hillsboro Road, and Hamilton Station Road.
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A tree blew down near the intersection of VA-673 Elvan Road and VA-673 Mountain Road.
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Trees blew down near Hamilton and Hughesville, including on VA-848 Holmes Mill Road.
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There were several trees blown down west of Lovettsville near the West Virginia state line.
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There were numerous calls for trees blown down near Lucketts.
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There were nearly a dozen calls for trees blown down in Waterford.
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A tree blew down on VA-287 Berlin Turnpike near Lovettsville.
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A wind gust of 61 knots (70 MPH) was measured by the ASOS at Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD).
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A tree blew down blocking the southbound lanes of VA-9 Charles Town Pike near VA-671 Harpers Ferry Road.
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Two trees blew down near the intersection of Quarter Branch Road/Downey Mills Road and VA-672 Lovettsville Road.
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Trees blew down on US-15 at VA-672 Lovettsville Road.
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Multiple trees blew down in Lovettsville.
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There were multiple trees blown down in Bluemont.
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Numerous trees blew down near the intersection of Trailhead Drive and US-50 Little River Turnpike.
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Numerous trees blew down in Aldie.
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Numerous trees were uprooted in South Riding, including one that fell onto a car.
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A wind gust of 65 knots (75 MPH) was measured by an ASOS at the NWS Sterling Field Support Center (SFSC).
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A wind gust of 57 knots (66 MPH) was measured by the ASOS at Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD).
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Numerous trees blew down near Ashburn.
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Large trees blew down onto southbound VA-28 Sully Road past VA-606 Old Ox Road.
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Numerous trees blew down in the Sterling to Countryside area.
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Broderick Drive closed due to high water at least 1 to 2 feet deep in multiple spots including near Prentice Drive and Waxpool Road.
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Trees blew down near the intersection of Tollhouse Road/Wenner Road and VA-287 Berlin Turnpike.
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Thunderstorm winds downed three trees on private property (two uprooted and one snapped). All trees fell toward the north.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 33 | 0 |
| 2024 | 44 | 2 |
| 2023 | 54 | 0 |
| 2022 | 50 | 0 |
| 2021 | 36 | 0 |
| 2020 | 40 | 1 |
| 2019 | 49 | 0 |
| 2018 | 49 | 0 |
| 2017 | 29 | 1 |
| 2016 | 40 | 0 |
| 2015 | 32 | 0 |
| 2014 | 54 | 1 |
| 2013 | 52 | 0 |
| 2012 | 92 | 0 |
| 2011 | 85 | 1 |
| 2010 | 58 | 0 |
| 2009 | 27 | 0 |
| 2008 | 62 | 1 |
| 2007 | 48 | 0 |
| 2006 | 25 | 0 |
| 2005 | 22 | 0 |
| 2004 | 28 | 3 |
| 2003 | 55 | 4 |
| 2002 | 35 | 0 |
| 2001 | 37 | 0 |
| 2000 | 47 | 0 |
| 1999 | 35 | 0 |
| 1998 | 31 | 2 |
| 1997 | 21 | 1 |
| 1996 | 29 | 4 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 2 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 1 |
| 1979 | 2 | 2 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 3 | 0 |
| 1974 | 4 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 4 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 2 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
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