Storms in Virginia in 2002
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Virginia in 2002, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
Virginia in 2002 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
- 1,369
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 31
- Damage
- $46 million
- Episodes
- 227
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 | 420 | 1 | 2 | $842,000 |
| Hail | 295 | 0 | 1 | $579,000 |
| Winter Storm | 182 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 124 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 62 | 3 | 4 | $31 million |
| Winter Weather | 56 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 47 | 0 | 1 | $15,000 |
| High Wind | 37 | 0 | 0 | $51,000 |
| Ice Storm | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 24 | 0 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 14 | 0 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| Heavy Rain | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 8 | 0 | 23 | $10 million |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Devil | 1 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2002
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 2 to 3, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 2 to 3, 2002
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 2 to 3, 2002
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 2 to 3, 2002
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 3, 2002
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 5 to 6, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 6 to 7, 2002
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 6, 2002
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 6, 2002
- High Wind in Virginia, January 6, 2002
- Winter Weather in Virginia, January 9, 2002
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 19, 2002
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 19, 2002
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 19, 2002
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 19, 2002
- Flooding in Virginia, January 23, 2002
- Flood in Virginia, January 23, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, January 24, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, January 24, 2002
- Excessive Heat in Virginia, January 31, 2002
February 2002
- Strong Wind in Virginia, February 1, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, February 4, 2002
- High Wind in Virginia, February 4, 2002
March 2002
- Strong Wind in Virginia, March 9 to 10, 2002
- High Wind in Virginia, March 10, 2002
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, March 17 to 18, 2002
- Flood in Virginia, March 17 to 18, 2002
- Flooding in Virginia, March 17 to 18, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Virginia, March 18, 2002
- Strong Wind in Virginia, March 21 to 22, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, March 26, 2002
April 2002
- Hail in Virginia, April 15, 2002
- Excessive Heat in Virginia, April 16, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, April 17, 2002
- Flash Flood in Virginia, April 17, 2002
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Virginia, April 18, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, April 19, 2002
- Flood in Virginia, April 19, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, April 19, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, April 19, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, April 20, 2002
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, April 28, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, April 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, April 28, 2002
- Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, April 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, April 28, 2002
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, April 28, 2002
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, April 28, 2002
- Dust Devil in Virginia, April 30, 2002
May 2002
- Hail in Virginia, May 1, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 1, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, May 1, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, May 1, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, May 1, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 1, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, May 1, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 1, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, May 2, 2002
- Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, May 2, 2002
- Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, May 2 to 3, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 2, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 2, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 2, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, May 2, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, May 2, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 2, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 2, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 7, 2002
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, May 8 to 9, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 9, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 9, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 9, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 9, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 12, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 13, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 13, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 13, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 13, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 13, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 13, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 13, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 13, 2002
- High Wind in Virginia, May 13, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 14, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 18, 2002
- Extreme Cold in Virginia, May 19 to 22, 2002
- Frost and Freeze in Virginia, May 20 to 22, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, May 26, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, May 26, 2002
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Virginia, May 26 to 27, 2002
- Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, May 27, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 27, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 31, 2002
June 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 1, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 1, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 1, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, June 2, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, June 2, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 2, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 4, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 4, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 4, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 4, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 5, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 5, 2002
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, June 6, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 6, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 6, 2002
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 13, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 13, 2002
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, June 14, 2002
- Flash Flood in Virginia, June 18, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, June 18, 2002
- Wildfire in Virginia, June 22 to 27, 2002
- Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, June 24, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 25, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 27, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 27, 2002
July 2002
- Hail in Virginia, July 1, 2002
- Heat in Virginia, July 2 to 4, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, July 2, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 2, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, July 2, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, July 2, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, July 2, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 2, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, July 2, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, July 2, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, July 2, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 2, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, July 3, 2002
- Flash Flood in Virginia, July 3, 2002
- Flash Flood in Virginia, July 3, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, July 3, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 3, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 3, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 3, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, July 3, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, July 3 to 4, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 4, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 4, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, July 4, 2002
- Flash Flood in Virginia, July 4 to 5, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 5, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 5, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, July 5, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 9, 2002
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, July 14, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, July 16, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 19, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 20, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, July 20, 2002
- Heat in Virginia, July 22 to 23, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, July 23, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 23, 2002
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, July 25 to 26, 2002
- Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in Virginia, July 27, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 27, 2002
- Heat in Virginia, July 28 to 29, 2002
August 2002
- Heat in Virginia, August 1 to 5, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, August 1, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 1, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 1, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 1, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 1, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, August 2, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, August 2, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 2, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 2, 2002
- Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, August 3, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 3, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 5, 2002
- Heat in Virginia, August 12 to 19, 2002
- Flash Flood in Virginia, August 15, 2002
- Lightning Strikes in Virginia, August 18, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 18, 2002
- Heat in Virginia, August 22, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 24, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 24, 2002
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Virginia, August 24, 2002
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, August 28, 2002
September 2002
- Flash Flood in Virginia, September 3, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, September 4, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, September 4, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, September 15, 2002
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, September 18, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, September 27, 2002
October 2002
November 2002
- High Wind in Virginia, November 6, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, November 10, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, November 10, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, November 10, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, November 10, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, November 10, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, November 10, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, November 10, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, November 10, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, November 10, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, November 10, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, November 10, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, November 10, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, November 10, 2002
- Hail in Virginia, November 10, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, November 11, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, November 11, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, November 11, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, November 11, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, November 11, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, November 11, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, November 11, 2002
- High Wind in Virginia, November 30, 2002
December 2002
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 4, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, December 4, 2002
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 4 to 5, 2002
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 4 to 5, 2002
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 4 to 5, 2002
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 4 to 5, 2002
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 5, 2002
- Cold in Virginia, December 7, 2002
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, December 11, 2002
- Ice Storm in Virginia, December 11, 2002
- Winter Weather in Virginia, December 11, 2002
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 13, 2002
- High Wind in Virginia, December 14, 2002
- Winter Weather in Virginia, December 24 to 25, 2002
- High Wind in Virginia, December 25, 2002
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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.