Dinwiddie County tornado history

13 tornadoes touched Dinwiddie County, Virginia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Aug 6, 1993). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 268 people.

13tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

4killed · 268 injured

38 milongest path · 1993

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

By rating

(E)F02

(E)F18

(E)F21

(E)F31

(E)F41

(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
Aug 6, 1993	F4	1 mi	250 yd	246	4
May 22, 1983	F3	3.5 mi	37 yd	0	0
Aug 6, 1993	F2	38 mi	173 yd	0	0
Apr 16, 2011	EF1	7 mi	400 yd	5	0
May 5, 2017	EF1	2.4 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 5, 2017	EF1	2.3 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 19, 1975	F1	2 mi	33 yd	0	0
Mar 3, 1999	F1	0.8 mi	—	17	0
Dec 5, 1977	F1	0.7 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 17, 2000	F1	0.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 1, 1975	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 11, 2022	EF0	2.1 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Nov 11, 2022	EF0	2.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 5, 2017	EF1	2.4 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 5, 2017	EF1	2.3 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 16, 2011	EF1	7 mi	400 yd	5	0
Aug 30, 2004	F0	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 17, 2000	F1	0.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 3, 1999	F1	0.8 mi	—	17	0
Aug 6, 1993	F2	38 mi	173 yd	0	0
Aug 6, 1993	F4	1 mi	250 yd	246	4
May 22, 1983	F3	3.5 mi	37 yd	0	0
Dec 5, 1977	F1	0.7 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 1, 1975	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Aug 6, 1993, F4, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Petersburg city, VA5 Colonial Heights city, VA1 Chesterfield County, VA20 Sussex County, VA10 Nottoway County, VA14 Hopewell city, VA2 Prince George County, VA10 Brunswick County, VA13

Questions

How many tornadoes has Dinwiddie County, Virginia had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Dinwiddie County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Aug 6, 1993, with a 1-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Dinwiddie County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (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).