Fauquier County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Fauquier County, Virginia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Sep 24, 2001).

28tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

0killed · 43 injured

13 milongest path · 2004

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

By rating

(E)F011

(E)F110

(E)F24

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

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Peak month: September.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Sep 24, 2001	F4	10 mi	75 yd	2
Apr 1, 1973	F3	9.8 mi	100 yd	37
Sep 17, 2004	F3	9 mi	200 yd	2
Sep 17, 2004	F2	13 mi	200 yd	0
Sep 17, 2004	F2	8 mi	150 yd	0
Sep 27, 1993	F2	3 mi	100 yd	2
Sep 8, 2004	F2	1.5 mi	200 yd	0
Jun 4, 2008	EF1	9.6 mi	100 yd	0
Sep 24, 2001	F1	6 mi	75 yd	0
May 17, 1953	F1	5.9 mi	10 yd	0
May 7, 2003	F1	5 mi	75 yd	0
Aug 30, 2005	F1	5 mi	300 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Aug 11, 2017	EF0	1.4 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 6, 2017	EF0	0.9 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 6, 2017	EF0	0.9 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 6, 2017	EF0	0.9 mi	75 yd	0
Oct 13, 2011	EF0	6 mi	75 yd	0
Mar 10, 2011	EF1	4.4 mi	75 yd	0
Jun 4, 2008	EF0	4 mi	150 yd	0
Jun 4, 2008	EF1	9.6 mi	100 yd	0
Aug 30, 2005	F0	0.8 mi	75 yd	0
Aug 30, 2005	F1	5 mi	300 yd	0
Sep 17, 2004	F3	9 mi	200 yd	2
Sep 17, 2004	F2	8 mi	150 yd	0

How many tornadoes has Fauquier County, Virginia had?

28 tornadoes touched Fauquier County, Virginia between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Fauquier County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Sep 24, 2001, with a 10-mile path.

When is tornado season in Fauquier County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in September (10 of 28). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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