Storms in Virginia in 1961
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Virginia in 1961, 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 1961 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
- 28
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $28,000
- Episodes
- 19
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 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 4 | 0 | 3 | $28,000 |
Every episode, month by month
February 1961
April 1961
May 1961
June 1961
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 3, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 6, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 8, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 12, 1961
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 23, 1961
- Tornado in Virginia, June 26, 1961
July 1961
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 2, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 5, 1961
- Tornado in Virginia, July 13, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 22, 1961
August 1961
- Hail in Virginia, August 6, 1961
- Hail in Virginia, August 10, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 28, 1961
September 1961
October 1961
More
Every year in VirginiaEvery state in 1961Tornadoes in Virginia in 196119601962
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.