Suffolk city tornado history

23 tornadoes touched Suffolk city, Virginia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Apr 28, 2008). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 207 people.

23tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

1killed · 207 injured

24 milongest path · 2008

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

By rating

(E)F08

(E)F111

(E)F22

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 28, 2008	EF3	24 mi	400 yd	200	0
Jul 4, 1967	F3	2 mi	50 yd	5	0
Mar 30, 1981	F2	21.9 mi	83 yd	1	1
Oct 9, 1959	F2	1 mi	300 yd	0	0
Aug 4, 2020	EF1	21 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 2017	EF1	12.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Dec 24, 2020	EF1	2.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Aug 6, 1993	F1	2 mi	250 yd	0	0
May 11, 2019	EF1	2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 19, 1975	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 1, 2001	F1	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 11, 1995	F1	0.8 mi	100 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jul 8, 2021	EF0	1.4 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 8, 2021	EF0	0.9 mi	40 yd	0
Dec 24, 2020	EF1	0.3 mi	150 yd	0
Dec 24, 2020	EF1	2.2 mi	200 yd	0
Aug 4, 2020	EF1	21 mi	150 yd	0
Aug 4, 2020	EF0	11.7 mi	100 yd	0
May 11, 2019	EF1	2 mi	200 yd	0
Mar 31, 2017	EF1	12.3 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 28, 2008	EF3	24 mi	400 yd	200
Jun 25, 2004	F1	0.3 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 25, 2004	F0	0.3 mi	30 yd	0
Feb 22, 2003	F0	1 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 30, 1981, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Isle of Wight County, VA16 Franklin city, VA2 Gates County, NC7 Chesapeake city, VA13 Portsmouth city, VA5 Southampton County, VA17 Norfolk city, VA13 Newport News city, VA8

Questions

How many tornadoes has Suffolk city, Virginia had?

23 tornadoes touched Suffolk city, Virginia between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Suffolk city?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Apr 28, 2008, with a 24-mile path.

When is tornado season in Suffolk city?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (4 of 23). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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