Storm History: Clarke County, Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Clarke County, 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
- 681
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- $19 million
- Episodes
- 555
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 104 | 0 | 1 | $2.4 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 101 | 0 | 0 | $290,000 |
| Winter Storm | 87 | 0 | 0 | $45,000 |
| Winter Weather | 80 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 58 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 41 | 0 | 2 | $1.7 million |
| Tornado | 37 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Heat | 29 | 1 | 0 | |
| Flood | 28 | 0 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 27 | 0 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| Ice Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | $140,000 |
| Strong Wind | 12 | 0 | 0 | $8,000 |
| Drought | 12 | 0 | 0 | $8.5 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | $70,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 4 | 0 | 1 | $5,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 3 | 0 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, July 1, 1999
- Hail, April 23, 1999
- Drought, July 1, 1997
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 1997
- Flood, September 6, 1996
- Flood, January 19, 1996
- Flash Flood, September 6, 1996
- Wildfire, April 25, 1996
- Wildfire, April 25, 1996
- Flash Flood, January 19, 1996
- Tornado, August 4, 1975
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2003
- Tornado, June 4, 2008
- Wildfire, July 9, 1999
- Ice Storm, February 4, 1998
- Hail, July 28, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 15, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2020
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 11, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 22, 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 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2025
- Hail, May 16, 2025
- Flood, May 13, 2025
- Hail, March 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 Weather, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2024
- Hail, September 21, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2024
- Tornado, August 8, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 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
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Hail, July 28, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2023
- Hail, June 16, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2022
- Hail, July 12, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- Hail, June 16, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 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
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2021
- Heat, August 13, 2021
- Hail, August 13, 2021
- Heat, August 12, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2021
- Hail, May 26, 2021
- Dense Fog, May 17, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 21, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 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 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, January 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 31, 2020
- Dense Fog, September 26, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2020
- Heat, July 20, 2020
- Heat, July 19, 2020
- Dense Fog, June 23, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 8, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 22, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 16, 2020
- Dense Fog, March 29, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2020
- Dense Fog, February 7, 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
- Dense Fog, December 17, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 13, 2019
- Dense Fog, October 22, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2019
- Dense Fog, August 16, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2019
- Hail, June 27, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2019
- Dense Fog, May 4, 2019
- Hail, May 3, 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
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 2019
- Dense Fog, January 18, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Dense Fog, December 28, 2018
- Flood, December 15, 2018
- 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
- Flood, September 9, 2018
- Heat, September 4, 2018
- Dense Fog, September 2, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2018
- Dense Fog, August 13, 2018
- Flood, August 3, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2018
- Dense Fog, July 25, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2018
- Heat, July 2, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2018
- Heat, June 18, 2018
- Flood, June 3, 2018
- Flood, May 16, 2018
- Hail, May 14, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2017
- Tornado, May 30, 2017
- Dense Fog, May 28, 2017
- Hail, May 18, 2017
- Winter Storm, March 13, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 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
- Flash Flood, September 29, 2016
- Dense Fog, September 19, 2016
- Excessive Heat, August 13, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2016
- Hail, June 21, 2016
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Ice Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 9, 2016
- Flood, February 3, 2016
- Blizzard, January 22, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2015
- Hail, May 6, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 25, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 20, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 26, 2015
- Dense Fog, January 21, 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, September 26, 2014
- Dense Fog, August 25, 2014
- Dense Fog, August 20, 2014
- Hail, July 3, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 30, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 25, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 19, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 16, 2014
- High Wind, March 12, 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
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2014
- Ice Storm, January 5, 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
- Winter Weather, November 26, 2013
- Frost/Freeze, October 24, 2013
- Dense Fog, October 14, 2013
- Dense Fog, August 20, 2013
- Frost/Freeze, May 14, 2013
- Hail, May 10, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2013
- Winter Weather, March 18, 2013
- Winter Weather, March 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 28, 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
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Clarke CountyEvery warning in Clarke County 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 2026-09-24.