Storms in Virginia in 1960
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Virginia in 1960, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Virginia in 1960 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 49
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $100,000
- Episodes
- 31
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 5 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
Every episode, month by month
February 1960
May 1960
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, May 17, 1960
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 21, 1960
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 22, 1960
- Hail in Virginia, May 23, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 25, 1960
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 26, 1960
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 30, 1960
June 1960
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 2, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 5, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 6, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 12, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 13, 1960
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 14, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 16, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 22, 1960
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 24, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 29, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 30, 1960
July 1960
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 1, 1960
- Hail in Virginia, July 19, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 26, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 31, 1960
August 1960
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 4, 1960
- Tornado in Virginia, August 6, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 8, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 9, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 12, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 15, 1960
September 1960
More
Every year in VirginiaEvery state in 1960Tornadoes in Virginia in 196019591961
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.