Storm History: Craig County, Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Craig 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
- 226
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $2.3 million
- Episodes
- 202
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 | 40 | 0 | 0 | $86,000 |
| Winter Storm | 37 | 0 | 0 | $95,000 |
| Flash Flood | 33 | 0 | 0 | $538,000 |
| High Wind | 32 | 0 | 0 | $111,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 15 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 13 | 0 | 0 | $820,000 |
| Drought | 13 | 0 | 0 | $210,000 |
| Tornado | 8 | 1 | 1 | $351,000 |
| Flood | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Avalanche | 2 | 0 | 0 | $23,000 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Tornado, September 26, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 1998
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2020
- Flash Flood, January 19, 1996
- Tornado, April 15, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 22, 2003
- Hail, May 9, 2003
- Winter Storm, October 28, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- High Wind, April 15, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2014
- Avalanche, February 16, 2025
- High Wind, March 1, 2018
- High Wind, December 31, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2001
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 18, 1995
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 16, 1998
- Hail, May 2, 2016
- Hail, June 28, 2011
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2008
- Hail, May 9, 2003
- Hail, May 7, 1999
- Hail, June 8, 1990
- Hail, May 20, 2017
- Hail, September 3, 2011
- Hail, June 10, 2008
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Hail, June 4, 2002
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 21, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- High Wind, December 29, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2025
- Avalanche, February 16, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Tornado, September 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2022
- Hail, June 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2022
- Hail, June 13, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2020
- Strong Wind, December 1, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2019
- Hail, April 8, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2019
- Heavy Rain, January 23, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2018
- Ice Storm, November 14, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2018
- Hail, August 30, 2018
- Tornado, April 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- High Wind, March 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2017
- Hail, May 20, 2017
- Flood, May 4, 2017
- Hail, March 1, 2017
- High Wind, February 12, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2016
- Hail, May 2, 2016
- Avalanche, April 2, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2014
- Hail, June 22, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2014
- High Wind, March 30, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2014
- Ice Storm, December 8, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2013
- Heavy Snow, April 4, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2013
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2013
- Ice Storm, December 26, 2012
- High Wind, December 20, 2012
- Winter Storm, October 28, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Wildfire, April 7, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, March 27, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2012
- High Wind, February 11, 2012
- Hail, September 3, 2011
- Hail, June 28, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2011
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Flood, March 6, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2010
- Blizzard, February 9, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 21, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- High Wind, February 11, 2009
- High Wind, December 31, 2008
- Hail, July 23, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2008
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Hail, June 10, 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 9, 2007
- Hail, June 25, 2007
- Hail, May 31, 2007
- High Wind, April 15, 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
- Frost/Freeze, October 12, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- High Wind, January 14, 2006
- High Wind, April 3, 2005
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2005
- High Wind, January 22, 2005
- High Wind, December 1, 2004
- Ice Storm, February 5, 2004
- Ice Storm, February 2, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2003
- High Wind, November 12, 2003
- High Wind, October 14, 2003
- Tropical Storm, September 18, 2003
- Hail, July 9, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2003
- Hail, May 9, 2003
- Hail, May 3, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 30, 2003
- Flash Flood, February 22, 2003
- High Wind, February 22, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2003
- High Wind, January 23, 2003
- High Wind, January 9, 2003
- High Wind, January 8, 2003
- High Wind, December 25, 2002
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2002
- Hail, June 4, 2002
- Tornado, April 28, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2001
- Heavy Snow, March 20, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2001
- Ice Storm, December 13, 2000
- High Wind, December 12, 2000
- Tornado, April 17, 2000
- Ice Storm, February 18, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2000
- High Wind, January 13, 2000
- Drought, September 1, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 1999
- Hail, August 19, 1999
- Drought, August 1, 1999
- Drought, July 1, 1999
- Drought, June 1, 1999
- Hail, May 7, 1999
- Hail, April 23, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 15, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 3, 1999
- Ice Storm, December 23, 1998
- Drought, November 1, 1998
- Drought, October 1, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 16, 1998
- Ice Storm, February 4, 1998
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 1998
- Flash Flood, January 7, 1998
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 1997
- Heavy Snow, December 27, 1997
- Hail, July 2, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1996
- Hail, June 24, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1996
- Lightning, May 5, 1996
- Hail, May 5, 1996
- Ice Storm, March 28, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 1996
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 1996
- Flash Flood, January 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 6, 1996
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 1996
- Hail, May 18, 1995
- Hail, June 8, 1990
- Hail, August 11, 1988
More
Tornadoes in Craig CountyEvery warning in Craig 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.