Loudoun storm history
Storm events recorded in Loudoun, Virginia between 1950 and 2025.
1,391
Total events
28
Tornadoes
170
Hail
195
Floods
6
Deaths
$26.9M
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
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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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.
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A large tree was snapped by thunderstorm winds in Hamilton.
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A large tree blew down along Jared Square Northeast in Leesburg.
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Trees blew down into the roadway on northbound VA-704 Harmony Church Road in the vicinity of VA-707 Digges Valley Road.
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Numerous trees uprooted and snapped on Hughesville Road just south of Lincoln.
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Blue Ridge VFD reported at least six inches of high water flowing over multiple roads. Several basements flooded.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail was reported near Purcellville.
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There were multiple calls for trees blown down in western Loudoun County from Middleburg to Lovettsville.
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Trees blew down on Gleedsville Road at Emerald Park Drive.
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Six inch tree limbs blew down due to thunderstorm winds.
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Trees blew down in the Cascades area, including one in a yard near Countryside.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail was reported near the intersection of Maries Road and VA-1794 Cascades Parkway.
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Quarter size hail was reported in the 100 block of Cardinal Glen Circle.
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Hail of 2.50 inches in diameter was reported on Ridgetop Circle in Sterling. Numerous vehicles had their windshields broken.
Hail Hail
There were numerous reports showing hail up to 2.30 inches in diameter measured in the Cascades area, including on Terrie Drive in Sterling.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 14 | 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 |