Storms in Virginia in 1981
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Virginia in 1981, 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 1981 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
- 26
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $575,000
- Episodes
- 15
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 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 5 | 0 | 0 | $575,000 |
Every episode, month by month
February 1981
March 1981
April 1981
May 1981
- Tornado in Virginia, May 11, 1981
- Hail in Virginia, May 15, 1981
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 30, 1981
June 1981
July 1981
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, July 4, 1981
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 20, 1981
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 26, 1981
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 28, 1981
August 1981
October 1981
More
Every year in VirginiaEvery state in 1981Tornadoes in Virginia in 198119801982
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.