Storm History: City of Roanoke, Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in City of Roanoke, 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
- 364
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 6
- Damage
- $8.7 million
- Episodes
- 290
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 83 | 1 | 1 | $4.8 million |
| High Wind | 62 | 0 | 0 | $466,000 |
| Hail | 60 | 0 | 1 | $572,000 |
| Winter Storm | 44 | 0 | 0 | $651,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 17 | 0 | 1 | $433,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 16 | 1 | 2 | $787,000 |
| Tornado | 15 | 0 | 1 | $577,000 |
| Drought | 13 | 0 | 0 | $220,000 |
| Ice Storm | 12 | 0 | 0 | $22,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 5 | 0 | 0 | $116,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $11,000 |
| Avalanche | 2 | 0 | 0 | $24,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 1 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, February 22, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2018
- Flood, July 12, 2016
- Tornado, June 3, 2008
- Tornado, March 20, 1998
- Drought, October 1, 1998
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007
- Hail, August 11, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2003
- Flash Flood, October 11, 2018
- Hail, June 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2011
- Hail, May 16, 1998
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- Hail, September 22, 2010
- Winter Storm, October 28, 2012
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2002
- Hail, May 16, 1998
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2019
- Hail, June 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2011
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2008
- Hail, May 9, 2003
- Hail, November 11, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2001
- Hail, May 7, 1999
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Hail, August 11, 2001
- Hail, May 14, 2006
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 12, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 21, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- High Wind, December 29, 2025
- High Wind, December 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2025
- High Wind, March 16, 2025
- High Wind, March 6, 2025
- Avalanche, February 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- High Wind, January 29, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- High Wind, November 20, 2024
- Tornado, September 26, 2024
- Flood, September 19, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2024
- High Wind, March 10, 2024
- High Wind, February 28, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2024
- High Wind, December 18, 2023
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Hail, August 9, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2022
- High Wind, March 12, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2021
- High Wind, February 2, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2021
- Debris Flow, January 26, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2020
- Flash Flood, November 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2020
- High Wind, January 11, 2020
- High Wind, January 8, 2020
- High Wind, January 5, 2020
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- High Wind, October 31, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2019
- High Wind, April 26, 2019
- High Wind, March 22, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2019
- High Wind, January 20, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- High Wind, January 8, 2019
- High Wind, January 5, 2019
- Flood, December 19, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2018
- Ice Storm, November 14, 2018
- High Wind, October 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, October 11, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 11, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2018
- High Wind, March 1, 2018
- Strong Wind, October 9, 2017
- High Wind, April 7, 2017
- High Wind, February 12, 2017
- Flood, January 23, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2016
- Flood, July 12, 2016
- Flood, June 15, 2016
- Avalanche, April 2, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 29, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2015
- Hail, June 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- High Wind, February 14, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2014
- Heat, August 31, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 30, 2014
- High Wind, March 30, 2014
- Heavy Snow, March 25, 2014
- High Wind, March 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2014
- Ice Storm, December 8, 2013
- Heavy Rain, August 6, 2013
- Hail, July 16, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2013
- Hail, June 26, 2013
- Heavy Snow, April 4, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2013
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2013
- High Wind, December 26, 2012
- High Wind, December 20, 2012
- Winter Storm, October 28, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Hail, June 1, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, March 27, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2012
- High Wind, February 11, 2012
- Strong Wind, November 23, 2011
- Tornado, September 5, 2011
- Hail, July 30, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- High Wind, February 25, 2011
- High Wind, February 14, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2010
- Hail, September 22, 2010
- High Wind, May 8, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2010
- Blizzard, February 9, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2009
- Hail, May 28, 2009
- High Wind, April 3, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009
- High Wind, February 11, 2009
- High Wind, December 31, 2008
- Drought, August 19, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2008
- Hail, June 27, 2008
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Tornado, June 3, 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
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2007
- Hail, June 28, 2007
- Hail, June 19, 2007
- Hail, May 31, 2007
- Hail, May 28, 2007
- High Wind, April 15, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- High Wind, February 22, 2007
- High Wind, February 14, 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
- Hail, September 28, 2006
- Hail, September 28, 2006
- Hail, September 28, 2006
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Flood, June 26, 2006
- Hail, May 14, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 3, 2006
- High Wind, January 14, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2005
- Hail, June 27, 2005
- Frost/Freeze, April 16, 2005
- High Wind, April 3, 2005
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 29, 2005
- High Wind, January 22, 2005
- Flash Flood, January 14, 2005
- Flood, September 28, 2004
- Flood, September 8, 2004
- Flood, September 8, 2004
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2003
- High Wind, November 12, 2003
- High Wind, October 14, 2003
- Tropical Storm, September 18, 2003
- Hail, August 5, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2003
- Hail, July 9, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2003
- Hail, May 9, 2003
- Hail, April 30, 2003
- Flood, April 10, 2003
- Ice Storm, April 7, 2003
- Winter Storm, March 30, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2003
- Flood, February 22, 2003
- Flash Flood, February 22, 2003
- High Wind, February 22, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2003
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2003
- High Wind, January 23, 2003
- High Wind, January 9, 2003
- High Wind, January 8, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2003
- High Wind, December 25, 2002
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Hail, November 11, 2002
- Hail, June 1, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2002
- Hail, August 23, 2001
- Hail, August 11, 2001
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2001
- Heavy Snow, March 20, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2001
- High Wind, December 12, 2000
- Hail, August 9, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2000
- Tornado, April 17, 2000
- Ice Storm, February 18, 2000
- High Wind, January 13, 2000
- Flash Flood, September 9, 1999
- Flood, September 5, 1999
- Drought, September 1, 1999
- Drought, August 1, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 1999
- Flash Flood, July 21, 1999
- Hail, July 18, 1999
- Drought, July 1, 1999
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in City of RoanokeEvery warning in City of Roanoke 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 2026-10-01.