Storm History: Buchanan County, Virginia

Events

366

Deaths

7

Injuries

2

Damage

$47 million

Episodes

307

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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• Flash Flood, May 2, 20022 deaths · $25 million · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, November 19, 20032 deaths · $500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 20211 death · $2.5 million · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 20001 death · $75,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 4, 20151 death · $50,000 · 2 events here

• Flash Flood, May 2, 20022 deaths · $25 million · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, February 15, 2025$11 million · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 20211 death · $2.5 million · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 20221 injured · $1.8 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2000$850,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 15, 2003$850,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 27, 1998$750,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009$750,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 2001$600,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, November 19, 20032 deaths · $500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 2, 1996$300,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012$250,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 29, 2012$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 1998$220,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 2013$200,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 2014$200,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 14, 2004$100,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 19, 2012$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 2012$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 20001 death · $75,000 · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 6, 19772.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 2019$1,000 · 2.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 18, 1995$10,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 28, 20142.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 2011$35,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 5, 1996$2,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 2005$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 1998$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 2022$6,000 · 1.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, April 14, 20251.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 2012$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 2011$5,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 19981.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 1998$220,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 4, 1974F3 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Buchanan County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2026$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2026$2,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 16, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 30, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Strong Wind, December 29, 2025$500 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, December 19, 2025$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 12, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, November 10, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2025$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2025$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2025$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 20251.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2025$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2025$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 18, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, February 15, 2025$11 million · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, February 6, 20251 event here
• Flood, January 31, 2025$250 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20251 event here
• Strong Wind, December 29, 2024$500 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, December 5, 2024$2,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 21, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, April 11, 2024$1,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 15, 20241 event here
• Strong Wind, January 12, 2024$3,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, January 9, 2024$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 18, 20231 event here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 2023$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2023$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2023$200 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 1, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 3, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 17, 2023$700 · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, February 9, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 13, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 2022$250 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2022$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 2022$200 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 20221 injured · $1.8 million · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 2022$6,000 · 1.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, April 6, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 12, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 3, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 20211 death · $2.5 million · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 2021$6,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 2021$16,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 20211 injured · $5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 28, 2021$3,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 7, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 27, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 2020$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 2020$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2020$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2020$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, April 29, 2020$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 25, 2020$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 6, 2020$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2019$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 2019$1,000 · 2.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 29, 2019$3,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2019$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 9, 20181 event here
• Hail, May 5, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 2018$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 24, 2018$30,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, February 10, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 1, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20181 event here
• Strong Wind, November 18, 2017$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 23, 2017$15,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2016$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 201650 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 201650 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 22, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2015$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2015$12,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, March 4, 20151 death · $50,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 2015$20,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 14, 20152 events here
• Winter Weather, November 1, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 2014$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 2014$200,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 28, 20142.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 12, 2014$25,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20141 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2014$10,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 2013$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2013$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 2013$200,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 25, 20131 event here
• Flood, January 30, 2013$1,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 17, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 29, 2012$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 2012$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 2012$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2012$34,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 1, 2012$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 20121 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012$250,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 19, 2012$100,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 14, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, January 2, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2011$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2011$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 24, 2011$5,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 20110.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2011$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 2011$35,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 23, 2011$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 6, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, February 9, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 11, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, December 25, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 2010$2,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 12, 2010$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2010$11,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2010$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2010$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2010$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2010$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 2010$15,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 14, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 5, 20101 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009$750,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 9, 2009$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2009$2,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2009$25,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009$15,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 20091 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, October 14, 20081 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 200850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 26, 20081 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20071 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 24, 20070.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20071 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20070.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 15, 2007$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 2006$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2006$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2006$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20061 event here
• Flood, July 31, 2005$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 2005$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 2005$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 20051 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 27, 20051 event here
• Flood, June 14, 2004$100,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 4, 20041 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 28, 20041 event here
• Ice Storm, January 25, 20041 event here
• Flood, November 19, 20032 deaths · $500,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 12, 200352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 3, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 200350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 22, 2003$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 15, 2003$850,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2002$1,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, May 19, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2002$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 20022 deaths · $25 million · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, April 16, 20021 event here
• Excessive Heat, January 31, 20021 event here
• Flood, January 23, 20021 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20021 event here
• Heat, December 1, 20011 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 1, 20011 event here
• High Wind, October 24, 2001$1,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, October 8, 20011 event here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 2001$75,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 2001$600,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001$1,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 5, 20011 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 22, 20011 event here
• Excessive Heat, February 9, 20011 event here
• Heavy Rain, January 18, 20011 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 2, 20001 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 1, 20001 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, November 21, 20001 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 1, 20001 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, October 8, 20001 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 1, 20001 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2000$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2000$850,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 2000$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 2000$15,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 28, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 20001 death · $75,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 1, 20001 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, March 8, 20001 event here
• Excessive Heat, February 26, 20001 event here
• Excessive Heat, February 25, 20001 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 20001 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20001 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 20001 event here
• Excessive Heat, January 2, 20001 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 24, 19991 event here
• Drought, October 1, 19991 event here
• Drought, September 1, 19991 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 1999$1,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 19991 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 1999$10,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 19991 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 14, 19991 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 3, 19991 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 19991 event here
• Winter Weather, February 25, 19991 event here
• Winter Weather, February 23, 19991 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

• 1999
• 1998
• 1997
• 1996
• 1995
• 1982
• 1977
• 1975
• 1974

Tornadoes in Buchanan CountyEvery warning in Buchanan County since 1986Every county in Virginia

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.