Storm History: Albemarle County, Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Albemarle County, Virginia: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 1,017
- Deaths
- 17
- Injuries
- 44
- Damage
- $5.3 million
- Episodes
- 546
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 289 | 0 | 10 | $1.3 million |
| Hail | 239 | 2 | 7 | $780,000 |
| Flash Flood | 153 | 4 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| Flood | 85 | 0 | 0 | $26,000 |
| Tornado | 71 | 11 | 6 | $1.5 million |
| Winter Weather | 56 | 0 | 21 | $500,000 |
| Winter Storm | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, September 6, 1996
- Tornado, August 30, 2005
- Winter Weather, November 17, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2021
- Tornado, May 13, 2000
- Tornado, September 30, 1959
- Tornado, July 25, 1985
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2010
- Hail, July 28, 2021
- Hail, July 25, 2022
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 1996
- Tornado, August 6, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 1997
- Hail, May 4, 2021
- Tornado, June 4, 2008
- Tornado, June 16, 1998
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 12, 2026
- Hail, May 27, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2026
- Hail, April 1, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 23, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 12, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2025
- Hail, May 15, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2025
- Ice Storm, February 5, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 8, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Hail, December 31, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 29, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 2024
- High Wind, March 20, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2024
- Flood, January 9, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2024
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2023
- Winter Weather, November 21, 2023
- Hail, September 8, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Hail, July 28, 2023
- Flood, July 15, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2023
- Hail, June 26, 2023
- Hail, June 19, 2023
- Flood, April 28, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 12, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 25, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 24, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2022
- Flood, December 22, 2022
- Ice Storm, December 14, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2022
- Hail, August 4, 2022
- Hail, July 25, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2022
- Hail, June 2, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2022
- Flood, May 6, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 2022
- Tornado, April 26, 2022
- Winter Storm, April 18, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 12, 2022
- Blizzard, March 12, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2022
- Flood, October 29, 2021
- Hail, September 28, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2021
- Flood, August 28, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2021
- Hail, August 13, 2021
- Hail, August 11, 2021
- Hail, August 10, 2021
- Hail, July 28, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2021
- Flood, July 17, 2021
- Tornado, July 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2021
- Hail, May 4, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 23, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 21, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 13, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2021
- Flood, December 24, 2020
- Dense Fog, December 18, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2020
- Flood, November 30, 2020
- Flood, November 11, 2020
- Dense Fog, November 9, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 31, 2020
- Flood, October 29, 2020
- Flood, August 31, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2020
- Flood, August 14, 2020
- Tornado, August 6, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2020
- Hail, July 5, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2020
- Dense Fog, May 23, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 8, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 18, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 16, 2020
- Winter Weather, April 14, 2020
- Flood, April 13, 2020
- Hail, April 7, 2020
- Dense Fog, February 26, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 13, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 10, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2019
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 23, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 17, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2019
- Hail, August 19, 2019
- Hail, August 15, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2019
- Hail, August 1, 2019
- Flood, August 1, 2019
- Hail, July 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2019
- Flood, July 30, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2019
- Hail, June 29, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2019
- Hail, June 17, 2019
- Flood, May 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 8, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 6, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2019
- High Wind, February 8, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- High Wind, January 23, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Flood, December 20, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 24, 2018
- Winter Storm, November 15, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 21, 2018
- Flash Flood, October 11, 2018
- Dense Fog, October 8, 2018
- Dense Fog, September 29, 2018
- Hail, September 19, 2018
- Flood, September 17, 2018
- Dense Fog, September 2, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2018
- Dense Fog, August 13, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2018
- Dense Fog, August 4, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2018
- Tornado, August 2, 2018
- Flood, July 31, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2018
- Dense Fog, July 25, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2018
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Albemarle CountyEvery warning in Albemarle County since 1986Every county in Virginia
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.