High Wind in Virginia

Events

1,618

Deaths

11

Injuries

153

Damage

$271 million

• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Virginia, September 26 to 30, 20244 deaths · 6 injured · $276 million · EF2 · 46 eventsHurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a powerful Category 4 hurricane late Thursday, September 26, and moved quickly northward into the southeastern states, and then turned slightly northwestward towards the southern Appalachian Mountains overnight into Friday morning,…
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Virginia, September 18 to 21, 200370 injured · $39 million · 50 kt wind · 42 eventsBy 9 pm on September 18, a rain band associated with Isabel had set up over the Shenandoah Valley and showers were training southward into the Blue Ridge Mountains on the east side of Augusta County.
• Avalanche and High Wind in Virginia, April 2 to 3, 201650 injured · $533,000 · 56 kt wind · 22 eventsA cold front moved through the area the afternoon of April 2nd, 2016. Wind gusts 58 MPH and greater brought down trees and power lines.
• High Wind in Virginia, September 1, 20062 deaths · $36 million · 52 kt wind · 10 eventsThe remnants of Ernesto along the Mid Atlantic coast combined with strong high pressure over New England produced very strong winds across eastern and southeast Virginia.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Virginia, April 15 to 16, 20111 death · 5 injured · $1.1 million · EF2 · 46 eventsA strong closed upper level low pressure moved across the Ohio valley, producing a variety of extreme weather across southwest Virginia. In advance of this system,|strong southeast winds produced wind damage across the higher elevations.
• Winter Storm and High Wind in Virginia, February 4 to 6, 20102 deaths · $350,000 · 68 kt wind · 26 eventsA strong low pressure system moved from the Gulf Coast to off the North Carolina coast. A secondary low moved west of Virginia over Kentucky, bringing a nose of warm air in aloft.
• High Wind in Virginia, March 2 to 3, 20181 death · 3 injured · $855,000 · 61 kt wind · 34 eventsIntense low pressure spinning off the southern New England coast produced very strong northerly winds across portions of central and eastern Virginia. The very strong winds downed numerous trees, produced structural damage, and caused power outages.
• Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in Virginia, September 16, 19991 death · $262,000 · 23 eventsHurricane Floyd made landfall just east of Cape Fear, North Carolina in the early morning hours of the 16th and moved north-northeast across extreme southeast Virginia to near Ocean City, Maryland by evening on the 16th.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Virginia, September 30, 20221 death · $157,000 · 52 kt wind · 12 eventsRemnants of Hurricane Ian moved north-northwest from the South Carolina coast into the Virginia Piedmont and Southside counties. Ian was classified as a post-tropical system by the time it reached central and southwest Virginia during the late hours of September 30th, 2022.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in Virginia, September 26 to 27, 2024$120 million · 70 kt wind · 11 eventsTropical Storm Helene caps off a several day heavy rainfall event in association with a stalled closed upper low with additional rain yielding catastrophic flash and river flooding, and significant wind damage as wet soils and strong wind gusts led to forest damage.
• High Wind in Virginia, October 29, 20126 injured · $7.5 million · 55 kt wind · 19 eventsHurricane Sandy moved up the Atlantic coast and then turned Northwest and made landfall northeast of MD. Heavy rain and high winds over spread coastal regions and most of Maryland, eastern panhandle of West Virginia and Northern Virginia.
• High Wind in Virginia, September 15 to 16, 19991 death · 1 injured · $25,000 · 2 eventsHigh winds from the remnants of Hurricane Floyd on the evening of the 15th and the 16th, downed trees and powerlines. One tree was toppled onto a mobile home in Paces, killing a women and injuring a two week old infant.
• High Wind in Virginia, May 29, 20001 death · 3 injured · 1 eventA powerful storm system off the North Carolina and Virginia coast produced high winds and waves over the James River. One man was killed and three others were treated for hypothermia from the still-cold water when their 16 foot fishing boat capsized in the James River.
• High Wind in Virginia, May 29, 20001 death · 1 injured · 1 eventA powerful storm system off the Virginia and North Carolina coast produced high winds and waves over the James River. One man drowned and another man was injured when their 17 foot fishing boat capsized on the James River east of Hopewell due to the weather.
• High Wind in Virginia, December 31, 20081 death · 58 kt wind · 7 eventsA strong pressure gradient behind a cold front triggered gusty winds across Virginia on the 31st.
• High Wind in Virginia, October 20, 19971 death · 1 eventA logger was killed when a very localized area of high winds caused a tree to fall on him. The tree that fell was not being cut down and other workers attempts to alert the man failed. The very freak accident occurred about 2 miles south of Hematite in Alleghany County.
• High Wind in Virginia, September 6, 1996$7.8 million · 19 eventsGusty winds in excess of 40 mph, combined with soft soil from previous rainfall, caused scattered tree damage across much of the Virginia Piedmont and a small area of the coastal plain.
• High Wind in Virginia, March 1 to 3, 20181 injured · $1.6 million · 60 kt wind · 27 eventsA cold front crossed the region on the evening of March 1st. Behind the front very strong winds a few thousand feet off the surface were brought downward due to good mixing within the lower levels.
• High Wind in Virginia, April 15 to 16, 20071 injured · $1.4 million · 65 kt wind · 25 eventsA very strong pressure gradient developed as a vigorous area of low pressure moved northeast from the North Carolina coast to off the Long Island coast developing into a nor'easter and high pressure progressed into the area from the midwest.
• High Wind in Virginia, January 14, 2006$1.6 million · 55 kt wind · 20 eventsVery strong winds developed on the 14th due to a strengthening low pressure system off the Mid Atlantic Coast and a fast moving cold front that passed through the region early in the day.
• High Wind in Virginia, September 5 to 6, 1996$2.1 million · 4 events
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Virginia, January 7 to 8, 1998$1.1 million · 15 eventsHeavy rain and isolated thunderstorms during the early morning hours on the 8th produced damaging winds and flash flooding.Thunderstorm winds knocked down power lines in Galax.
• High Wind in Virginia, April 1 to 2, 2023$716,000 · 56 kt wind · 22 eventsHigh winds occurred after the passage of a cold front. These winds helped to cause a great abundance of trees and power lines to be blown or taken down across the region. Given the dry conditions, some of the downed power lines parked several small brush fires.
• High Wind in Virginia, February 10, 20081 injured · $349,000 · 64 kt wind · 27 eventsA fast moving arctic front swept across the area February 10th. In its wake, very strong west winds and wind gusts ensued over the area. Each county in southwest Virginia received wind damage. These high winds also touched off several wildfires.
• High Wind in Virginia, January 13, 20002 injured · $229,000 · 73 kt wind · 24 eventsA vigorous cold front moved across Northern Virginia from west to east midday on the 13th. Winds in excess of 55 MPH reached the surface after the front moved through.

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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.