Chesapeake city tornado history

13 tornadoes touched Chesapeake city, Virginia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (Mar 31, 2017).

13tornadoes since 1950
EF2strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
12.3 milongest path · 2017
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F05
(E)F16
(E)F22
(E)F30
(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
Mar 31, 2017EF28.9 mi350 yd00
Aug 6, 1993F22.5 mi200 yd00
Mar 31, 2017EF112.3 mi100 yd00
Oct 31, 2019EF14.8 mi200 yd00
Jul 24, 1997F12 mi50 yd00
Apr 4, 1976F11 mi33 yd00
Aug 27, 1971F10.3 mi150 yd00
Jun 18, 1969F10.1 mi100 yd00
Apr 9, 1998F05 mi50 yd00
Apr 6, 2017EF04.4 mi100 yd00
May 4, 2009EF03.1 mi50 yd00
Feb 9, 1990F00.2 mi23 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Oct 31, 2019EF14.8 mi200 yd00
Apr 6, 2017EF04.4 mi100 yd00
Mar 31, 2017EF112.3 mi100 yd00
Mar 31, 2017EF28.9 mi350 yd00
May 4, 2009EF03.1 mi50 yd00
Aug 14, 2004F00.1 mi15 yd00
Apr 9, 1998F05 mi50 yd00
Jul 24, 1997F12 mi50 yd00
Aug 6, 1993F22.5 mi200 yd00
Feb 9, 1990F00.2 mi23 yd00
Apr 4, 1976F11 mi33 yd00
Aug 27, 1971F10.3 mi150 yd00

Nearby counties

Portsmouth city, VA5Virginia Beach city, VA16Norfolk city, VA13Suffolk city, VA23Camden County, NC6Hampton city, VA7Isle of Wight County, VA16Gates County, NC7

Questions

How many tornadoes has Chesapeake city, Virginia had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Chesapeake city?

The strongest rating recorded was EF2 on Mar 31, 2017, with a 8.9-mile path.

When is tornado season in Chesapeake city?

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).