Storm History: Alleghany County, Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Alleghany 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
- 331
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 55
- Damage
- $16 million
- Episodes
- 281
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 73 | 0 | 0 | $128,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 47 | 0 | 0 | $547,000 |
| Flash Flood | 47 | 0 | 3 | $11 million |
| Winter Storm | 38 | 0 | 0 | $58,000 |
| High Wind | 36 | 1 | 0 | $173,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 20 | 0 | 0 | $12,000 |
| Ice Storm | 16 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Flood | 13 | 1 | 1 | $57,000 |
| Drought | 12 | 0 | 0 | $220,000 |
| Tornado | 6 | 0 | 1 | $19,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 6 | 0 | 0 | $213,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Winter Weather | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 3 | 0 | 0 | $3.4 million |
| Avalanche | 3 | 0 | 50 | $97,000 |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $127,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $300 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2016
- Flash Flood, January 19, 1996
- Wildfire, April 7, 2012
- Wildfire, April 7, 2012
- Flash Flood, September 30, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2010
- Drought, October 1, 1998
- Lightning, July 3, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2001
- Avalanche, April 2, 2016
- Flood, June 25, 2006
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2010
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Hail, June 17, 2022
- Flash Flood, December 1, 2010
- High Wind, October 31, 2019
- Drought, November 1, 1998
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 26, 1960
- Hail, June 23, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 16, 1998
- Hail, June 16, 2022
- Hail, July 12, 2022
- Hail, June 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2010
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2008
- Hail, July 28, 2005
- Hail, May 21, 2004
- Hail, May 26, 2004
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2026
- Hail, June 12, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 21, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2025
- High Wind, April 15, 2025
- Avalanche, February 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Tornado, September 26, 2024
- Drought, August 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Hail, April 2, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2023
- Flood, July 13, 2023
- Hail, July 13, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- Flood, February 16, 2023
- Hail, July 12, 2022
- Hail, June 17, 2022
- Hail, June 16, 2022
- Tornado, May 6, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2021
- Hail, April 8, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2020
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- High Wind, October 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 30, 2019
- Hail, July 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2019
- Hail, May 29, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Flood, February 20, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Flood, December 19, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2018
- Ice Storm, November 14, 2018
- Flood, September 27, 2018
- Hail, August 13, 2018
- Hail, August 12, 2018
- Flood, May 6, 2018
- Flood, April 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2018
- High Wind, March 1, 2018
- Flood, February 10, 2018
- Tornado, October 23, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2017
- Hail, March 1, 2017
- High Wind, February 12, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2016
- Hail, June 23, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2016
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Flood, June 4, 2016
- Avalanche, April 2, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Hail, September 4, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- High Wind, February 14, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2014
- Hail, July 23, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2014
- Hail, June 4, 2014
- Hail, May 29, 2014
- High Wind, March 30, 2014
- High Wind, March 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2014
- Ice Storm, December 8, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2013
- Hail, June 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2013
- Heavy Snow, April 4, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2013
- High Wind, March 19, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 5, 2013
- Flash Flood, January 30, 2013
- Ice Storm, December 26, 2012
- High Wind, December 20, 2012
- Winter Storm, October 28, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Wildfire, April 9, 2012
- Wildfire, April 7, 2012
- Wildfire, April 7, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, March 27, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2012
- Strong Wind, November 23, 2011
- Hail, September 3, 2011
- Hail, July 30, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2011
- High Wind, December 27, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2010
- Flash Flood, December 1, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 30, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2010
- Blizzard, February 9, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 5, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 9, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2009
- Hail, May 16, 2009
- High Wind, February 11, 2009
- High Wind, December 31, 2008
- Hail, July 23, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2008
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Hail, June 21, 2008
- Hail, June 16, 2008
- Hail, June 14, 2008
- Hail, June 10, 2008
- Hail, June 1, 2008
- High Wind, March 8, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2008
- High Wind, February 10, 2008
- Ice Storm, February 1, 2008
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2008
- High Wind, December 16, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2007
- High Wind, December 3, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 2007
- Hail, June 1, 2007
- Hail, May 30, 2007
- Hail, May 22, 2007
- High Wind, April 15, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2007
- High Wind, February 22, 2007
- Ice Storm, February 13, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 21, 2007
- High Wind, December 1, 2006
- High Wind, October 28, 2006
- Frost/Freeze, October 12, 2006
- Hail, July 3, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2006
- Flood, June 25, 2006
- Hail, April 14, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- High Wind, January 14, 2006
- Hail, July 28, 2005
- Hail, June 6, 2005
- High Wind, April 3, 2005
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2005
- High Wind, December 1, 2004
- Flood, September 28, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2004
- Hail, May 26, 2004
- Hail, May 21, 2004
- Ice Storm, February 5, 2004
- Ice Storm, February 2, 2004
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2003
- Flash Flood, November 19, 2003
- High Wind, November 12, 2003
- High Wind, October 14, 2003
- Flash Flood, September 27, 2003
- Flood, September 19, 2003
- Tropical Storm, September 18, 2003
- Hail, July 8, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2003
- Hail, May 9, 2003
- Ice Storm, April 7, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 30, 2003
- Flash Flood, February 22, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2003
- High Wind, January 8, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2003
- High Wind, December 25, 2002
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Hail, August 3, 2002
- Lightning, July 3, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2002
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2001
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2001
- Ice Storm, December 13, 2000
- High Wind, December 12, 2000
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2000
- Hail, August 9, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2000
- Ice Storm, February 18, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2000
- High Wind, January 13, 2000
- Drought, September 1, 1999
- Hail, August 19, 1999
- Drought, August 1, 1999
- Drought, July 1, 1999
- Drought, June 1, 1999
- Hail, April 23, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 15, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 3, 1999
- Ice Storm, December 23, 1998
- Drought, November 1, 1998
- Drought, October 1, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 16, 1998
- Hail, May 24, 1998
- High Wind, February 24, 1998
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 1998
- Ice Storm, February 4, 1998
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 1998
- Ice Storm, January 15, 1998
- Flash Flood, January 7, 1998
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 1997
- Heavy Snow, December 27, 1997
- High Wind, October 20, 1997
- Flash Flood, July 23, 1997
- Flash Flood, June 1, 1997
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Alleghany CountyEvery warning in Alleghany 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.