Virginia tornado history

832 tornadoes in Virginia from 1950 to 2025, killing 39 people. Choose a county to see every track on a map.

Fauquier County28Loudoun County28Pittsylvania County23Suffolk city23Fairfax County22Chesterfield County20Halifax County18Gloucester County17Hanover County17Southampton County17Stafford County17Isle of Wight County16Virginia Beach city16Caroline County15Louisa County15Nottoway County14Orange County14Prince William County14Augusta County13Brunswick County13Chesapeake city13Dinwiddie County13Norfolk city13Richmond city13Spotsylvania County13Washington County13Bedford County12Henrico County12Albemarle County11Amelia County11Campbell County11Frederick County11Goochland County11Mecklenburg County11Middlesex County11Northumberland County11Clarke County10Culpeper County10Fluvanna County10Lancaster County10Prince George County10Richmond County10Rockingham County10Sussex County10Accomack County9Charlotte County9Greensville County9Madison County9Surry County9York County9James City County8King and Queen County8King George County8King William County8Lee County8New Kent County8Newport News city8Northampton County8Hampton city7Henry County7Smyth County7Westmoreland County7Carroll County6Mathews County6Russell County6Buckingham County5Franklin County5Greene County5Lunenburg County5Montgomery County5Petersburg city5Portsmouth city5Powhatan County5Shenandoah County5Amherst County4Arlington County4Grayson County4Page County4Patrick County4Pulaski County4Rappahannock County4Scott County4Warren County4Appomattox County3Botetourt County3Cumberland County3Danville city3Emporia city3Essex County3Nelson County3Roanoke County3Rockbridge County3Wise County3Alexandria city2Charles City County2Dickenson County2Floyd County2Franklin city2Fredericksburg city2Hopewell city2Prince Edward County2Roanoke city2Buchanan County1Charlottesville city1Colonial Heights city1Craig County1Falls Church city1Highland County1Lynchburg city1Manassas city1Norton city1Salem city1Waynesboro city1

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Deadliest tornadoes in Virginia

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Sep 30, 1959F30.8 mi200 yd411
Aug 6, 1993F41 mi250 yd2464
Apr 27, 2011EF319.6 mi1,320 yd503
Feb 24, 2016EF18.9 mi300 yd83
May 4, 1990F27 mi27 yd102
Apr 16, 2011EF326.5 mi800 yd242
Apr 1, 1998F35 mi400 yd02
Feb 24, 2016EF316.9 mi400 yd71
Sep 17, 2018EF27.5 mi350 yd11
Sep 5, 1979F317.9 mi300 yd61