Albemarle County tornado history

11 tornadoes touched Albemarle County, Virginia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Sep 30, 1959). Tornadoes here killed 11 and injured 6 people.

11tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

11killed · 6 injured

15 milongest path · 2003

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F14

(E)F20

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Sep 30, 1959	F3	0.8 mi	200 yd	4	11
Jul 25, 1985	F3	0.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 19, 2000	F1	11 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 22, 2001	F1	2.5 mi	75 yd	0	0
Aug 30, 2005	F1	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 2, 1961	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	2	0
May 9, 2003	F0	15 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 2, 2018	EF0	2 mi	75 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 2004	F0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 2004	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 6, 2020	EF0	0.2 mi	75 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Aug 6, 2020	EF0	0.2 mi	75 yd	0	0
Aug 2, 2018	EF0	2 mi	75 yd	0	0
Aug 30, 2005	F1	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 2004	F0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 2004	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 9, 2003	F0	15 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 22, 2001	F1	2.5 mi	75 yd	0	0
May 19, 2000	F1	11 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 25, 1985	F3	0.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 2, 1961	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	2	0
Sep 30, 1959	F3	0.8 mi	200 yd	4	11

Deadliest: Sep 30, 1959, F3, 11 killed.

Nearby counties

Charlottesville city, VA1 Waynesboro city, VA1 Greene County, VA5 Fluvanna County, VA10 Nelson County, VA3 Madison County, VA9 Buckingham County, VA5 Louisa County, VA15

Questions

How many tornadoes has Albemarle County, Virginia had?

11 tornadoes touched Albemarle County, Virginia between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Albemarle County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Sep 30, 1959, with a 0.8-mile path and 11 deaths.

When is tornado season in Albemarle County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (3 of 11). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).