Storm History: City of Winchester, Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in City of Winchester, 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
- 485
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $20 million
- Episodes
- 465
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Weather | 96 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 90 | 1 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| Dense Fog | 65 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 36 | 0 | 0 | $6.5 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 30 | 0 | 1 | $202,000 |
| Heat | 27 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Flash Flood | 21 | 0 | 0 | $6.5 million |
| Hail | 19 | 0 | 0 | $2.6 million |
| High Wind | 15 | 0 | 0 | $230,000 |
| Ice Storm | 14 | 0 | 0 | $86,000 |
| Strong Wind | 12 | 0 | 0 | $38,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 11 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Excessive Heat | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 6 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 5 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Blizzard | 4 | 0 | 0 | $35,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 4 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 1997
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2003
- Hail, April 23, 1999
- Drought, July 1, 1997
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2003
- High Wind, January 14, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 4, 1998
- High Wind, February 10, 2008
- Hail, May 26, 2021
- Blizzard, January 6, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- High Wind, April 29, 1996
- Heavy Snow, January 12, 1996
- High Wind, September 6, 1996
- Ice Storm, January 14, 1999
- Strong Wind, March 31, 1997
- Ice Storm, January 15, 1998
- High Wind, January 13, 2000
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, April 23, 1999
- Hail, July 8, 2012
- Heat, August 25, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2002
- Hail, June 5, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2002
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2002
- Hail, July 1, 2022
- Hail, May 26, 2021
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Hail, August 5, 2012
- Hail, May 31, 2008
- Hail, June 10, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2001
Every episode, newest first
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 1, 2026
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2025
- High Wind, February 16, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2025
- Ice Storm, February 5, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2024
- High Wind, March 20, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2024
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2022
- Ice Storm, December 14, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2022
- Hail, July 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- Winter Storm, April 18, 2022
- Blizzard, March 12, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2022
- Heat, August 13, 2021
- Heat, August 12, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2021
- Hail, May 26, 2021
- Dense Fog, May 17, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 21, 2021
- Dense Fog, March 24, 2021
- Dense Fog, February 28, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 13, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2021
- Dense Fog, January 26, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2021
- Dense Fog, January 3, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 19, 2020
- Dense Fog, September 26, 2020
- Heat, July 20, 2020
- Heat, July 19, 2020
- Dense Fog, July 8, 2020
- Dense Fog, June 23, 2020
- Dense Fog, June 21, 2020
- Dense Fog, May 23, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 8, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 18, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 16, 2020
- Dense Fog, March 29, 2020
- Dense Fog, February 26, 2020
- Dense Fog, February 1, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2020
- Dense Fog, January 14, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2020
- Dense Fog, January 3, 2020
- Dense Fog, December 30, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 13, 2019
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Dense Fog, October 22, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 19, 2019
- Dense Fog, August 24, 2019
- Dense Fog, August 16, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2019
- Dense Fog, May 4, 2019
- Dense Fog, May 2, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2019
- Dense Fog, January 18, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Dense Fog, December 2, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 24, 2018
- Winter Storm, November 15, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 19, 2018
- Dense Fog, October 8, 2018
- Dense Fog, October 7, 2018
- Dense Fog, September 29, 2018
- Heat, September 4, 2018
- Dense Fog, September 2, 2018
- Dense Fog, August 13, 2018
- Dense Fog, July 25, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2018
- Heat, July 2, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 21, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 17, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- High Wind, March 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 27, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2017
- Dense Fog, May 28, 2017
- Winter Storm, March 13, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 12, 2017
- High Wind, February 12, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 14, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 11, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, October 26, 2016
- Dense Fog, October 6, 2016
- Dense Fog, October 4, 2016
- Dense Fog, September 19, 2016
- Excessive Heat, August 13, 2016
- Dense Fog, June 4, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 14, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 13, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 9, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 2, 2016
- Dense Fog, March 16, 2016
- Ice Storm, February 14, 2016
- Blizzard, January 22, 2016
- Dense Fog, December 29, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 25, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 22, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 9, 2015
- Frost/Freeze, October 18, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 25, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 20, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 26, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2015
- Dense Fog, January 21, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2015
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2014
- Dense Fog, December 16, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2014
- Dense Fog, November 26, 2014
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2014
- Dense Fog, October 15, 2014
- Dense Fog, September 26, 2014
- Dense Fog, August 25, 2014
- Dense Fog, August 20, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2014
- Dense Fog, April 11, 2014
- Dense Fog, April 7, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 25, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 19, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 16, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 2, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2014
- Dense Fog, January 11, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 14, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 10, 2013
- Dense Fog, December 9, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2013
- Dense Fog, December 5, 2013
- Winter Weather, November 26, 2013
- Frost/Freeze, October 24, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 7, 2013
- Frost/Freeze, May 14, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2013
- Winter Weather, March 18, 2013
- Winter Weather, March 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2013
- Dense Fog, January 12, 2013
- Dense Fog, January 11, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2012
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2012
- Dense Fog, December 24, 2012
- Dense Fog, December 17, 2012
- High Wind, October 29, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, October 13, 2012
- Dense Fog, October 2, 2012
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2012
- Hail, August 5, 2012
- Hail, July 8, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 7, 2012
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, March 27, 2012
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2012
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, October 30, 2011
- Winter Storm, October 28, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2011
- Winter Weather, March 6, 2011
- Winter Weather, February 21, 2011
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2011
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in City of WinchesterEvery warning in City of Winchester 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.