Gloucester County tornado history

17 tornadoes touched Gloucester County, Virginia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Apr 16, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 28 people.

17tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

2killed · 28 injured

26.5 milongest path · 2011

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F16

(E)F20

(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

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 16, 2011	EF3	26.5 mi	800 yd	24	2
Jul 15, 1996	F1	7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 4, 2020	EF1	4.7 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 25, 1975	F1	4 mi	10 yd	4	0
May 24, 1980	F1	0.6 mi	27 yd	0	0
Sep 5, 1979	F1	0.5 mi	20 yd	0	0
Aug 24, 1975	F1	0.1 mi	27 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 2008	EF0	11 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2007	EF0	5.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 11, 2018	EF0	2.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 9, 1998	F0	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 2019	EF0	1.4 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 5, 2025	EF0	0.3 mi	75 yd	0	0
Aug 4, 2020	EF1	4.7 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 2019	EF0	1.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 11, 2018	EF0	0.9 mi	150 yd	0	0
Oct 11, 2018	EF0	2.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 16, 2011	EF3	26.5 mi	800 yd	24	2
Apr 28, 2008	EF0	11 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2007	EF0	5.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 9, 1998	F0	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 15, 1996	F1	7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 12, 1996	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 12, 1996	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Apr 16, 2011, EF3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Middlesex County, VA11 Mathews County, VA6 York County, VA9 James City County, VA8 Lancaster County, VA10 Newport News city, VA8 New Kent County, VA8 Hampton city, VA7

Questions

How many tornadoes has Gloucester County, Virginia had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Gloucester County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Apr 16, 2011, with a 26.5-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Gloucester County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (5 of 17). 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).