Storm History: Amherst County, Virginia

Events

636

Deaths

4

Injuries

34

Damage

$8.9 million

Episodes

506

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.

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• Winter Weather, December 17, 20161 death · 5 injured · $20,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 20211 death · $17,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, February 22, 20031 death · 1 event here
• Heat, July 31, 20251 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 15, 20187 injured · $4.3 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007$500,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 17, 201921 injured · $500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 29, 2005$325,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 1998$300,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 6, 1996$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 24, 2010$225,000 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2014$201,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, April 9, 1997$200,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, April 10, 1997$200,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012$200,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 19, 1996$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 2020$95,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 27, 2026$60,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 17, 2022$53,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, September 6, 1996$50,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, April 15, 1997$50,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, April 16, 1997$50,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2001$50,000 · 4 events here
• Hail, July 19, 2006$50,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here

• Hail, September 28, 2016$500 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 16, 19982.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 10, 19952.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 18, 1995$140 · 2.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 2019$23,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 1, 2012$20,000 · 2 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 1998$1,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 23, 19882 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 2026$60,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 21, 2024$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 26, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 2, 2016$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 2014$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 2013$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 12, 2011$47,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, April 15, 20187 injured · $4.3 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 17, 1965F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 2011$5,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 2022$4,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 26, 2024$25,000 · EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Amherst County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2026$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20261 event here
• Hail, May 27, 2026$60,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, April 21, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, March 12, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, March 2, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, February 22, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20261 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 5, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 4, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20251 event here
• Heat, July 31, 20251 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2025$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2025$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2025$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 14, 2025$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20251 event here
• Avalanche, February 16, 2025$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 2025$25,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20251 event here
• Ice Storm, February 5, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20252 events here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 8, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20251 event here
• Hail, December 31, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20241 event here
• Tornado, September 26, 2024$25,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 21, 2024$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 20241 event here
• Avalanche, August 1, 20242 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2024$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, June 25, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2024$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 20, 202459 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, January 9, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 9, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20231 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, November 21, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 17, 20231 event here
• Hail, September 8, 2023$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2023$1,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 3, 2023$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 16, 2023$500 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 1, 202359 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 1, 2023$35,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 12, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, February 25, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20231 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, February 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20231 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 24, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, December 22, 20221 event here
• Ice Storm, December 14, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, November 15, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2022$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 17, 2022$53,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 2022$4,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 22, 2022$4,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 20221 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 12, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, March 12, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 2022$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 3, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 2022$2,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 25, 2021$8,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 2021$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2021$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 27, 202155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2021$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2021$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 20211 death · $17,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 23, 20211 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 21, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 26, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, February 13, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20212 events here
• Winter Weather, February 10, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 7, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20211 event here
• Dense Fog, December 18, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, November 10, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, November 9, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 31, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, May 23, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 9, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 8, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 18, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 16, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, April 14, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 2020$95,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 8, 2020$2,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Dense Fog, February 26, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, December 13, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, December 10, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, December 1, 20191 event here
• High Wind, November 27, 201958 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 23, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, November 17, 201921 injured · $500,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 20, 2019$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 15, 2019$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 2019$23,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2019$7,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 2019$1,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2019$4,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 29, 2019$22,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 21, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, March 8, 20191 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 6, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20191 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 2019$15,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 201970 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 23, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20191 event here
• High Wind, February 8, 201952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 20191 event here
• High Wind, January 23, 201963 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20191 event here
• Flood, December 27, 20181 event here
• Flood, December 14, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, December 4, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, November 24, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, November 15, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 21, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, October 11, 2018$20,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, October 8, 20181 event here
• Dense Fog, September 29, 20181 event here
• Dense Fog, September 2, 20181 event here
• Hail, August 30, 2018$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Dense Fog, August 13, 20181 event here
• Hail, August 13, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 12, 2018$11,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, August 4, 20181 event here
• Dense Fog, July 25, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2018$12,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2018$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 2018$46,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 2018$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 20181 event here
• Hail, May 10, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 29, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 21, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 20, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 17, 20181 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 20187 injured · $4.3 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 20, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 20, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 12, 2018$18,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20181 event here
• High Wind, March 1, 201861 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 1, 2018$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 10, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 20182 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, December 31, 20171 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 27, 20171 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 12, 20171 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 27, 20171 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2017$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2017$1,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 20171 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 2017$5,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 14, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, March 13, 20171 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 25, 2017$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 12, 2017$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 12, 201757 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, January 14, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, December 17, 20161 death · 5 injured · $20,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 15, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 6, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, December 4, 20161 event here
• High Wind, November 19, 201661 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 5, 20161 event here
• Hail, September 28, 2016$500 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2016$500 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2016$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2016$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 16, 2016$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 2016$500 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, May 14, 2016$500 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 2016$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 9, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 5, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 5, 20161 event here

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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.