Greene County tornado history

5 tornadoes touched Greene County, Virginia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Sep 30, 1959). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 12 people.

5tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 12 injured

11 milongest path · 2000

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By rating

(E)F00

(E)F12

(E)F21

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: September.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Sep 30, 1959	F3	2 mi	100 yd	9	1
Jul 25, 1985	F3	0.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 2004	F2	5 mi	100 yd	3	0
May 19, 2000	F1	11 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 22, 1992	F1	3 mi	33 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Sep 17, 2004	F2	5 mi	100 yd	3	0
May 19, 2000	F1	11 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 22, 1992	F1	3 mi	33 yd	0	0
Jul 25, 1985	F3	0.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 30, 1959	F3	2 mi	100 yd	9	1

Deadliest: Sep 30, 1959, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Madison County, VA9 Charlottesville city, VA1 Albemarle County, VA11 Page County, VA4 Orange County, VA14 Rockingham County, VA10 Waynesboro city, VA1 Culpeper County, VA10

Questions

How many tornadoes has Greene County, Virginia had?

5 tornadoes touched Greene County, Virginia between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Greene County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Sep 30, 1959, with a 2-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Greene County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in September (2 of 5). 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).