Storms in Virginia in 1972
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Virginia in 1972, 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 1972 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
- 12
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $50,000
- Episodes
- 9
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 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 2 | 0 | 2 | $50,000 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1972
April 1972
July 1972
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 16, 1972
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 25, 1972
- Tornado in Virginia, July 27, 1972
August 1972
September 1972
More
Every year in VirginiaEvery state in 1972Tornadoes in Virginia in 197219711973
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.