Storms in Virginia in 1987
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Virginia in 1987, 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 1987 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
- 4
- Damage
- $5.0 million
- Episodes
- 21
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 | 17 | 0 | 4 | |
| Tornado | 5 | 0 | 0 | $5.0 million |
| Hail | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1987
May 1987
June 1987
July 1987
- Hail in Virginia, July 6, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 7, 1987
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 12, 1987
- Tornado in Virginia, July 21, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 22, 1987
- Hail in Virginia, July 23, 1987
- Tornado in Virginia, July 26, 1987
- Hail in Virginia, July 30, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 31, 1987
August 1987
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 3, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 4, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 5, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 22, 1987
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 27, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 28, 1987
September 1987
More
Every year in VirginiaEvery state in 1987Tornadoes in Virginia in 1987Warnings in Virginia in 198719861988
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.