Hanover County tornado history

17 tornadoes touched Hanover County, Virginia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 1, 1998). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 1 people.

17tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 1 injured

11.4 milongest path · 2010

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

By rating

(E)F011

(E)F15

(E)F20

(E)F31

(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
Apr 1, 1998	F3	5 mi	400 yd	0	2
Oct 27, 2010	EF1	11.4 mi	200 yd	1	0
Apr 28, 2011	EF1	2.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Sep 23, 2003	F1	2 mi	80 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 2018	EF1	0.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 7, 1959	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 27, 2022	EF0	11.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 2012	EF0	6.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 30, 2004	F0	4 mi	40 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 2008	EF0	4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 27, 2015	EF0	3.6 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jun 1, 2012	EF0	1.8 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 27, 2022	EF0	11.1 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 17, 2018	EF1	0.7 mi	100 yd	0
Sep 17, 2018	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 27, 2015	EF0	3.6 mi	25 yd	0
Jun 30, 2012	EF0	6.2 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 1, 2012	EF0	1.8 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 28, 2011	EF1	2.5 mi	150 yd	0
Oct 27, 2010	EF1	11.4 mi	200 yd	1
Apr 20, 2008	EF0	4 mi	50 yd	0
Jan 14, 2005	F0	0.8 mi	30 yd	0
Sep 17, 2004	F0	1 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 30, 2004	F0	4 mi	40 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 1, 1998, F3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Richmond city, VA13 Caroline County, VA15 King William County, VA8 Goochland County, VA11 Henrico County, VA12 Chesterfield County, VA20 Powhatan County, VA5 Louisa County, VA15

Questions

How many tornadoes has Hanover County, Virginia had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Hanover County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 1, 1998, with a 5-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Hanover County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in September (4 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).