Orange County tornado history

14 tornadoes touched Orange County, Virginia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Oct 18, 1990).

14tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

0killed · 2 injured

18 milongest path · 1999

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

By rating

(E)F04

(E)F17

(E)F22

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

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Peak month: September.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Oct 18, 1990	F3	3.5 mi	33 yd	1
Sep 17, 2004	F2	7 mi	100 yd	0
Aug 17, 1965	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 24, 1999	F1	18 mi	—	0
Sep 17, 2004	F1	3 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 6, 2002	F1	1 mi	100 yd	0
May 5, 2017	EF1	0.9 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 21, 1995	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 19, 1977	F1	0.2 mi	17 yd	1
Sep 24, 2001	F1	0.2 mi	25 yd	0
Apr 6, 2017	EF0	2.6 mi	175 yd	0
Oct 13, 2011	EF0	1.4 mi	50 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 5, 2017	EF1	0.9 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 6, 2017	EF0	2.6 mi	175 yd	0
Oct 13, 2011	EF0	1.4 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 17, 2004	F1	3 mi	100 yd	0
Sep 17, 2004	F2	7 mi	100 yd	0
Sep 8, 2004	F0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 6, 2002	F1	1 mi	100 yd	0
Sep 24, 2001	F1	0.2 mi	25 yd	0
Jul 24, 1999	F1	18 mi	—	0
Sep 10, 1997	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 21, 1995	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 18, 1990	F3	3.5 mi	33 yd	1

How many tornadoes has Orange County, Virginia had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Orange County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Oct 18, 1990, with a 3.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Orange County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in September (5 of 14). 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).