Storms in Virginia in 2016
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Virginia in 2016, 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 2016 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
- 2,235
- Deaths
- 13
- Injuries
- 108
- Damage
- $98 million
- Episodes
- 279
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 | 854 | 1 | 0 | $986,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 212 | 0 | 0 | $95,000 |
| Hail | 207 | 1 | 0 | $938,000 |
| Winter Weather | 160 | 3 | 11 | $130,000 |
| Winter Storm | 145 | 2 | 3 | $75,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 139 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 105 | 0 | 1 | $59 million |
| Dense Fog | 79 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 75 | 1 | 3 | $9.3 million |
| Heat | 58 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 57 | 0 | 0 | $481,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 39 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 22 | 1 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 18 | 0 | 0 | $35,000 |
| Lightning | 16 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Tornado | 14 | 4 | 40 | $26 million |
| Strong Wind | 9 | 0 | 0 | $24,000 |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avalanche | 1 | 0 | 50 | $533,000 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2016
- Winter Weather in Virginia, January 5, 2016
- Dense Fog in Virginia, January 8, 2016
- Winter Weather in Virginia, January 12, 2016
- High Wind in Virginia, January 12, 2016
- Dense Fog in Virginia, January 16, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 20, 2016
- Winter Weather in Virginia, January 20, 2016
- Winter Weather in Virginia, January 20, 2016
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 22 to 23, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 22 to 24, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 22 to 23, 2016
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 22 to 23, 2016
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 22 to 24, 2016
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 22 to 23, 2016
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Virginia, January 22 to 24, 2016
- Winter Weather in Virginia, January 22 to 24, 2016
- High Wind in Virginia, January 23, 2016
- Coastal Flood in Virginia, January 23 to 24, 2016
- Coastal Flood in Virginia, January 23, 2016
- Winter Weather in Virginia, January 29, 2016
February 2016
- Dense Fog in Virginia, February 2, 2016
- Flash Flood in Virginia, February 3, 2016
- Flooding in Virginia, February 3 to 4, 2016
- Dense Fog in Virginia, February 3 to 4, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, February 8 to 9, 2016
- Winter Storm in Virginia, February 8 to 11, 2016
- Winter Weather in Virginia, February 9, 2016
- Coastal Flood in Virginia, February 9, 2016
- Winter Weather in Virginia, February 12, 2016
- Winter Storm and Strong Wind in Virginia, February 14 to 16, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, February 14 to 15, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, February 14 to 15, 2016
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Virginia, February 14 to 16, 2016
- Winter Weather in Virginia, February 14 to 16, 2016
- Winter Storm in Virginia, February 14 to 16, 2016
- Winter Weather in Virginia, February 14 to 15, 2016
- Dense Fog in Virginia, February 21, 2016
- Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, February 24, 2016
- Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, February 24, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, February 24, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Virginia, February 24 to 25, 2016
- Dense Fog in Virginia, February 24, 2016
- Coastal Flood in Virginia, February 24, 2016
March 2016
- Winter Weather in Virginia, March 3 to 4, 2016
- Winter Storm in Virginia, March 3 to 4, 2016
- Winter Weather in Virginia, March 3 to 4, 2016
- Winter Weather in Virginia, March 3 to 4, 2016
- Winter Storm in Virginia, March 3 to 4, 2016
- Hail in Virginia, March 13, 2016
- Dense Fog in Virginia, March 14, 2016
- Hail in Virginia, March 14, 2016
- Hail in Virginia, March 14, 2016
- Dense Fog in Virginia, March 16, 2016
- Winter Weather in Virginia, March 19, 2016
April 2016
- Hail in Virginia, April 1, 2016
- Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 2 to 3, 2016
- Avalanche and High Wind in Virginia, April 2 to 3, 2016
- High Wind in Virginia, April 2 to 3, 2016
- Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 5, 2016
- Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 5 to 6, 2016
- Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 5 to 6, 2016
- Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 5 to 6, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, April 7, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, April 7, 2016
- Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 8 to 10, 2016
- Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 9 to 10, 2016
- High Wind in Virginia, April 9, 2016
- High Wind in Virginia, April 9, 2016
- Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 10, 2016
- Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 13, 2016
- Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 14 to 17, 2016
- Wildfire in Virginia, April 16 to 30, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, April 28, 2016
- Hail in Virginia, April 28, 2016
May 2016
- Wildfire in Virginia, May 1 to 3, 2016
- Hail in Virginia, May 1, 2016
- Hail in Virginia, May 1, 2016
- Dense Fog in Virginia, May 2, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 2, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 2, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 2, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 3, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 3, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 3, 2016
- Flood in Virginia, May 5, 2016
- Flood in Virginia, May 6, 2016
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 7, 2016
- Hail in Virginia, May 10, 2016
- Flash Flood in Virginia, May 10, 2016
- Hail in Virginia, May 10, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 11, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 12, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 12, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 14, 2016
- Strong Wind in Virginia, May 14, 2016
- Hail in Virginia, May 23, 2016
- Flash Flood in Virginia, May 27, 2016
- Dense Fog in Virginia, May 31, 2016
June 2016
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Virginia, June 2, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 2, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 2, 2016
- Flood and Heavy Rain in Virginia, June 3 to 4, 2016
- Dense Fog in Virginia, June 4, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 4, 2016
- Flood in Virginia, June 4, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Virginia, June 4 to 5, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 4, 2016
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 5, 2016
- Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in Virginia, June 5, 2016
- Flash Flood in Virginia, June 6, 2016
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 7, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 12, 2016
- Strong Wind in Virginia, June 12, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 15, 2016
- Flood in Virginia, June 15, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 16, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 16, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 16, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 16, 2016
- Flash Flood in Virginia, June 16, 2016
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 16, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 21, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 21, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Virginia, June 21, 2016
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Virginia, June 21, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 22, 2016
- Hail in Virginia, June 22, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 23, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 23, 2016
- Flooding in Virginia, June 23, 2016
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, June 23, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 23, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 23, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 24, 2016
- Flash Flood in Virginia, June 24, 2016
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 24, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 24, 2016
- Dense Fog in Virginia, June 26, 2016
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, June 27, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Virginia, June 27 to 29, 2016
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Virginia, June 27, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 28, 2016
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 28, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 30, 2016
July 2016
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Virginia, July 1, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 1, 2016
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 1, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 1, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 2, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 4, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 4, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 4, 2016
- Strong Wind in Virginia, July 5, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 6, 2016
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 6, 2016
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 7, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 8, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 8, 2016
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 9, 2016
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 12, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 13, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 14, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 14, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 16, 2016
- Flash Flood in Virginia, July 16, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 16, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 18, 2016
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 18, 2016
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, July 18, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 19, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 19, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 19, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 19, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Virginia, July 19, 2016
- Heat in Virginia, July 23, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 24, 2016
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Virginia, July 25, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 25, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 26, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 26, 2016
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Virginia, July 26, 2016
- Flood in Virginia, July 26, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 27, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 27, 2016
- Flash Flood in Virginia, July 27, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 27, 2016
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, July 27, 2016
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 27, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 28, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 28, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 28, 2016
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, July 29, 2016
- Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in Virginia, July 30, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 30, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 30, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Virginia, July 30 to 31, 2016
- Dense Fog in Virginia, July 31, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 31, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 31, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Virginia, July 31, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 31, 2016
August 2016
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, August 2, 2016
- Flash Flood in Virginia, August 2, 2016
- Flood in Virginia, August 5, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 6, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 6, 2016
- Flash Flood in Virginia, August 8, 2016
- Heat in Virginia, August 11, 2016
- Heat in Virginia, August 12, 2016
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Virginia, August 13, 2016
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 14, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 14, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 14, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 15, 2016
- Flood in Virginia, August 15, 2016
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 15, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 15, 2016
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, August 15, 2016
- Heat in Virginia, August 16, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 16, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 16, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 17, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 17, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 17, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 31, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 31, 2016
September 2016
- Tropical Storm in Virginia, September 2 to 3, 2016
- Tropical Storm in Virginia, September 2 to 3, 2016
- Tropical Storm in Virginia, September 2 to 3, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, September 7, 2016
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, September 19 to 22, 2016
- Dense Fog in Virginia, September 19 to 20, 2016
- Flooding in Virginia, September 21 to 22, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, September 27, 2016
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, September 28 to 30, 2016
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, September 28 to 30, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, September 28, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, September 28, 2016
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, September 28, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Virginia, September 29, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, September 29, 2016
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, September 29, 2016
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in Virginia, September 29 to 30, 2016
- Coastal Flood in Virginia, September 29 to 30, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, September 30, 2016
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, September 30, 2016
October 2016
- Dense Fog in Virginia, October 4, 2016
- Dense Fog in Virginia, October 6, 2016
- Flooding in Virginia, October 8, 2016
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, October 8 to 9, 2016
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, October 8 to 9, 2016
- Flooding in Virginia, October 8 to 13, 2016
- High Wind in Virginia, October 8 to 9, 2016
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, October 8 to 9, 2016
- Coastal Flood in Virginia, October 8 to 9, 2016
- Flooding in Virginia, October 8 to 11, 2016
- Flood in Virginia, October 8 to 9, 2016
- Dense Fog in Virginia, October 13, 2016
- Dense Fog in Virginia, October 14, 2016
- Frost and Freeze in Virginia, October 26, 2016
November 2016
- Frost and Freeze in Virginia, November 5, 2016
- Frost and Freeze in Virginia, November 8, 2016
- Frost and Freeze in Virginia, November 13, 2016
- Winter Weather in Virginia, November 19 to 20, 2016
- High Wind in Virginia, November 19, 2016
- High Wind in Virginia, November 19 to 20, 2016
- High Wind in Virginia, November 20, 2016
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, November 30, 2016
December 2016
- Winter Weather in Virginia, December 2 to 3, 2016
- Winter Weather in Virginia, December 4 to 5, 2016
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, December 6 to 7, 2016
- Winter Weather in Virginia, December 11 to 12, 2016
- Strong Wind in Virginia, December 12, 2016
- Cold in Virginia, December 15 to 16, 2016
- Winter Weather in Virginia, December 17, 2016
- Winter Weather in Virginia, December 17, 2016
- Winter Weather in Virginia, December 29, 2016
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 29 to 30, 2016
- Winter Weather in Virginia, December 30, 2016
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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.