Storm History: Hanover County, Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Hanover 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
- 469
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $4.8 million
- Episodes
- 283
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 | 142 | 0 | 0 | $311,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 115 | 0 | 2 | $553,000 |
| Tornado | 68 | 2 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| Flash Flood | 43 | 2 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| Heavy Rain | 35 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 22 | 0 | 0 | $71,000 |
| Winter Weather | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 10 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 3 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $71,000 |
| High Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2004
- Tornado, April 1, 1998
- Tornado, October 27, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Hail, July 27, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 13, 2021
- Lightning, November 11, 1999
- Flash Flood, September 15, 1999
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2021
- Hail, August 10, 2013
- High Wind, March 2, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 3, 1999
- Tornado, April 28, 2011
- Tornado, May 27, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2024
- Tornado, June 25, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2025
- Tornado, April 20, 2008
- Tornado, September 17, 2018
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 22, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026
- Hail, July 27, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 23, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025
- Hail, June 15, 2025
- Hail, June 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2025
- Hail, May 5, 2025
- Tornado, March 5, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Heavy Rain, September 16, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2024
- Heavy Rain, July 24, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2024
- Hail, June 30, 2024
- Hail, May 26, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2024
- Hail, April 15, 2024
- Tornado, April 3, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 9, 2024
- Heavy Rain, September 22, 2023
- Hail, September 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2023
- Hail, June 26, 2023
- Hail, April 1, 2023
- Tornado, November 11, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2022
- Hail, July 16, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2022
- Tornado, May 27, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 16, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2021
- Heavy Rain, June 11, 2021
- Heavy Rain, June 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 13, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2021
- Heavy Rain, December 24, 2020
- Heavy Rain, December 4, 2020
- Flood, November 12, 2020
- Heavy Rain, November 11, 2020
- Heavy Rain, October 29, 2020
- Heavy Rain, September 17, 2020
- Heavy Rain, August 15, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2020
- Heavy Rain, August 6, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2020
- Heavy Rain, August 3, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 2020
- Heavy Rain, October 20, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2019
- Hail, August 7, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2019
- Hail, June 17, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2019
- Hail, May 31, 2019
- Tornado, April 15, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2018
- Flood, October 11, 2018
- Heavy Rain, October 11, 2018
- Tornado, September 17, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 11, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2018
- Flood, June 3, 2018
- Flood, May 19, 2018
- Flood, May 19, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2018
- Flood, May 18, 2018
- Heavy Rain, May 17, 2018
- Hail, May 10, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 21, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 12, 2018
- High Wind, March 2, 2018
- Heavy Rain, February 10, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2018
- Blizzard, January 3, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- Hail, August 18, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2017
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Hail, February 25, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2017
- Heavy Rain, October 8, 2016
- Heavy Rain, September 28, 2016
- Hail, September 28, 2016
- Heavy Rain, September 19, 2016
- Hail, July 19, 2016
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2016
- Flood, June 3, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2016
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2016
- Tornado, February 24, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Heavy Rain, November 9, 2015
- Hail, July 27, 2015
- Tornado, June 27, 2015
- Tornado, June 20, 2015
- Hail, June 19, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2014
- Tornado, May 22, 2014
- Heavy Rain, May 15, 2014
- Flood, April 30, 2014
- Hail, August 10, 2013
- Lightning, July 21, 2013
- Heavy Rain, July 21, 2013
- Hail, June 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2013
- Hail, April 19, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2012
- Tornado, June 30, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Tornado, June 25, 2012
- Tornado, June 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, September 8, 2011
- Flash Flood, September 7, 2011
- Flood, August 27, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2011
- Hail, July 4, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2011
- Hail, May 18, 2011
- Tornado, April 28, 2011
- Tornado, October 27, 2010
- Heavy Rain, September 29, 2010
- Hail, August 12, 2010
- Hail, July 29, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2010
- Hail, April 26, 2010
- Heavy Rain, March 28, 2010
- Heavy Rain, November 11, 2009
- Hail, July 1, 2009
- Hail, June 3, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2009
- Hail, May 9, 2009
- Heavy Rain, December 10, 2008
- Heavy Rain, September 6, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2008
- Hail, June 16, 2008
- Hail, June 4, 2008
- Tornado, May 31, 2008
- Tornado, April 20, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 8, 2008
- Heavy Rain, October 24, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2007
- Hail, August 16, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2007
- Hail, July 16, 2007
- Hail, June 11, 2007
- Hail, May 28, 2007
- Tornado, September 28, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2006
- Hail, April 3, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 29, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2005
- Tornado, January 14, 2005
- Tornado, September 17, 2004
- Tornado, September 8, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2004
- Tornado, August 30, 2004
- Hail, July 7, 2004
- Hail, May 16, 2004
- Hail, May 5, 2004
- Tornado, September 23, 2003
- Hail, May 10, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 2002
- Hail, May 9, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2001
- Tornado, June 1, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 17, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2000
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2000
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2000
- Hail, July 16, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2000
- Tornado, May 19, 2000
- Hail, April 21, 2000
- Hail, April 21, 2000
- Hail, April 17, 2000
- Lightning, November 11, 1999
- Flash Flood, September 15, 1999
- Heavy Rain, September 1, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 1999
- Hail, May 24, 1999
- Hail, April 23, 1999
- Hail, April 9, 1999
- Hail, February 12, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 3, 1999
- Flash Flood, July 10, 1998
- Hail, June 13, 1998
- Hail, May 4, 1998
- Tornado, April 1, 1998
- Tornado, March 9, 1998
- Heavy Rain, February 4, 1998
- Heavy Rain, January 27, 1998
- Hail, August 4, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 1997
- Hail, July 16, 1997
- Hail, November 8, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 18, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1996
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Hanover CountyEvery warning in Hanover 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.