Rockingham County tornado history

10 tornadoes touched Rockingham County, Virginia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (Apr 28, 2011).

10tornadoes since 1950
EF2strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
33.5 milongest path · 2011
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F02
(E)F15
(E)F23
(E)F30
(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

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 28, 2011EF233.5 mi400 yd00
Apr 5, 1952F24.9 mi10 yd00
Aug 6, 1960F20.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 28, 2011EF12.6 mi150 yd00
Oct 2, 1979F11.1 mi37 yd00
Aug 15, 1975F11 mi27 yd00
Apr 28, 2011EF10.9 mi50 yd00
Jun 24, 1996F10.5 mi100 yd00
Oct 31, 2019EF00.5 mi25 yd00
Aug 2, 2008EF00.2 mi70 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Oct 31, 2019EF00.5 mi25 yd00
Apr 28, 2011EF233.5 mi400 yd00
Apr 28, 2011EF10.9 mi50 yd00
Apr 28, 2011EF12.6 mi150 yd00
Aug 2, 2008EF00.2 mi70 yd00
Jun 24, 1996F10.5 mi100 yd00
Oct 2, 1979F11.1 mi37 yd00
Aug 15, 1975F11 mi27 yd00
Aug 6, 1960F20.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 5, 1952F24.9 mi10 yd00

Nearby counties

Page County, VA4Greene County, VA5Augusta County, VA13Pendleton County, WV2Shenandoah County, VA5Waynesboro city, VA1Madison County, VA9Albemarle County, VA11

Questions

How many tornadoes has Rockingham County, Virginia had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Rockingham County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF2 on Apr 28, 2011, with a 33.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Rockingham County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (4 of 10). 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).