Storm History: City of Chesapeake, Virginia

Events

429

Deaths

3

Injuries

9

Damage

$74 million

Episodes

332

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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• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 20173 deaths · 6 injured · $1.0 million · 50 kt wind · 9 events here

• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 18, 2003$30 million · 1 event here
• Flood, October 8, 2016$21 million · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 27, 2011$5.1 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 6, 1993$5.0 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2017$4.0 million · EF2 · 8 events here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 15, 1999$2.6 million · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 26, 19981 injured · $2.5 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 20173 deaths · 6 injured · $1.0 million · 50 kt wind · 9 events here
• Flood, September 21, 2016$725,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 24, 1997$400,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 28, 2012$275,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 27, 1971$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 4, 2020$250,000 · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, November 12, 2009$200,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 6, 2017$104,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 19, 2014$100,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 2024$62,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Coastal Flood, October 12, 2025$60,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2020$56,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 5, 2019$50,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, June 9, 2009$4,000 · 3 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 1, 1997$30,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 19902.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 26, 2024$7,000 · 2.4 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 22, 20252 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20052 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 20032 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 11, 1999$1,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 8, 19982 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 19912 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 23, 2026$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 13, 2013$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 2011$9,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 26, 20101.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 3, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, August 6, 1993$5.0 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 1984F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 18, 1990F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 2023$3,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2017$4.0 million · EF2 · 8 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 2019$2,000 · EF2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in City of Chesapeake, with its track

• Flash Flood, June 23, 20261 event here
• Hail, June 23, 2026$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2026$1,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20261 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 28, 20251 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 12, 2025$60,000 · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, September 16, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 20251 event here
• Coastal Flood, August 21, 20251 event here
• Hail, July 27, 2025$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 23, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025$1,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, June 9, 20251 event here
• Hail, June 8, 2025$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 20252 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2025$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 5, 2025$1,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 19, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20251 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 16, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 20242 events here
• Hail, July 18, 2024$62,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2024$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 20242 events here
• Hail, May 26, 2024$7,000 · 2.4 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 2024$3,000 · 69 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 9, 2024$9,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, January 9, 20241 event here
• Coastal Flood, September 23, 20231 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 22, 20231 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 22, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2023$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2023$6,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 27, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20231 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 2023$3,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, September 30, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2022$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 2022$25,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2021$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 22, 20211 event here
• Hail, August 22, 2021$1,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2021$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2021$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, July 8, 2021$15,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20211 event here
• Heavy Rain, June 11, 20211 event here
• Heavy Rain, June 11, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2021$2,000 · 77 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 9, 20211 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20211.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20211 event here
• Tornado, December 24, 2020$10,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, November 12, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, November 11, 20201 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 11, 20201 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 17, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2020$56,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Rain, August 15, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 20201 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 6, 20201 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 4, 2020$250,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 3, 20201 event here
• Hail, July 1, 2020$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 20, 20201 event here
• High Wind, April 13, 2020$11,000 · 64 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 7, 2020$1,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 31, 2019$35,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 20, 20191 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 6, 20193 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 5, 2019$50,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2019$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 2019$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 20191 event here
• Hail, August 7, 2019$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2019$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019$5,000 · 53 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 20192 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2019$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2019$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 2019$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2019$2,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• High Wind, October 11, 2018$5,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, August 20, 20181 event here
• Lightning, August 20, 2018$25,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2018$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2018$2,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 12, 20181 event here
• High Wind, March 2, 2018$25,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 17, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, January 3, 20181 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 29, 20172 events here
• Heavy Rain, August 13, 20171 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 20173 deaths · 6 injured · $1.0 million · 50 kt wind · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2017$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 6, 2017$104,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 2017$4.0 million · EF2 · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, March 31, 20171 event here
• Blizzard, January 6, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, October 8, 20162 events here
• Coastal Flood, October 8, 2016$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 8, 2016$21 million · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 8, 20161 event here
• Flood, September 21, 2016$725,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 19, 20161 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 2, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2016$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 20161 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2016$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 28, 2016$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 5, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, February 14, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20161 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 9, 20151 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 2, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2015$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 11, 20151 event here
• Tornado, June 27, 2015EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2015$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 26, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 2, 2015$6,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, January 26, 20151 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 8, 20141 event here
• Flood, September 8, 20141 event here
• Flood, July 15, 201450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 2014EF0 · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, July 4, 20141 event here
• Hail, June 19, 2014$100,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 15, 20141 event here
• Heavy Rain, May 15, 20141 event here
• Hail, May 5, 20141.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2014$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 20141 event here
• Tornado, February 21, 2014$2,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 12, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20142 events here
• Tornado, January 11, 2014$1,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2013$2,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 11, 20133 events here
• Hail, June 13, 2013$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 11, 2013$2,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 31, 2013$3,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20131 event here
• Flood, October 29, 20121 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 28, 2012$275,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 6, 2012$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 2, 2012$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 20, 20121 event here
• Heat, July 5, 20121 event here
• Tornado, June 30, 2012$5,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012$2,000 · 64 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, August 27, 20111 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 27, 2011$5.1 million · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20111 event here
• Hail, May 24, 2011$9,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 18, 20111.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2011$2,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 9, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, December 25, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 16, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 13, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 30, 2010$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 30, 20101 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 29, 20101 event here
• Hail, August 5, 2010$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 29, 2010$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 20101.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Rain, March 28, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, March 2, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 5, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20101 event here
• Coastal Flood, December 19, 2009$10,000 · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, November 12, 2009$200,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 11, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 20091 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2009$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 29, 2009$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 17, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 12, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 2009$4,000 · 3 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 3, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 2009$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 4, 2009$11,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 28, 2009$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 7, 2009$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, December 10, 20081 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 6, 2008$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 2, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 23, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 2008$4,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 27, 2008$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20081.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 2008$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, March 8, 2008$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 4, 2008$1,000 · 78 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, February 10, 2008$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20081 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 24, 20071 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2007$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2007$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 27, 2007$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20071 event here
• Coastal Flood, November 22, 2006$15,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20061 event here
• Hail, August 4, 2006$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2006$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 20061 event here
• Hail, April 16, 20061.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 8, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 20051 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2005$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 13, 2005F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2005$2,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20052 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 23, 2005$2,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, February 3, 20051 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20051 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, December 26, 20041 event here
• Winter Weather, December 19, 20041 event here
• Tornado, August 14, 2004$5,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 2004$12,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2004$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 2004$4,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2004$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 6, 20041 event here
• Hail, March 7, 2004$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20041 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

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• 1988
• 1985
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• 1976
• 1971
• 1969

Tornadoes in City of ChesapeakeEvery warning in City of Chesapeake 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 2026-10-01.