Brunswick County tornado history

13 tornadoes touched Brunswick County, Virginia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Oct 14, 1986).

13tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 2 injured
16 milongest path · 2008
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F04
(E)F17
(E)F21
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Oct 14, 1986F312 mi800 yd00
Nov 2, 1966F21 mi100 yd00
Apr 28, 2008EF116 mi250 yd00
Nov 27, 1988F13 mi53 yd10
Jun 25, 2004F13 mi50 yd00
May 5, 2017EF12.4 mi300 yd00
Jul 7, 2005F11.2 mi250 yd00
Apr 2, 1990F11 mi20 yd10
Aug 4, 1991F10.5 mi73 yd00
May 31, 2003F01 mi50 yd00
Apr 19, 2019EF00.6 mi200 yd00
Jun 11, 2004F00.5 mi50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 19, 2019EF00.6 mi200 yd00
May 5, 2017EF12.4 mi300 yd00
Apr 28, 2008EF116 mi250 yd00
Jul 7, 2005F11.2 mi250 yd00
Jun 25, 2004F13 mi50 yd00
Jun 11, 2004F00.5 mi50 yd00
May 31, 2003F01 mi50 yd00
Aug 4, 1991F10.5 mi73 yd00
Apr 2, 1990F11 mi20 yd10
Nov 27, 1988F13 mi53 yd10
Oct 14, 1986F312 mi800 yd00
Nov 2, 1966F21 mi100 yd00

Nearby counties

Greensville County, VA9Emporia city, VA3Lunenburg County, VA5Dinwiddie County, VA13Nottoway County, VA14Warren County, NC6Mecklenburg County, VA11Northampton County, NC17

Questions

How many tornadoes has Brunswick County, Virginia had?

13 tornadoes touched Brunswick County, Virginia between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Brunswick County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Oct 14, 1986, with a 12-mile path.

When is tornado season in Brunswick County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (3 of 13). 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).