Storm History: Highland County, Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Highland 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
- 620
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $1.6 million
- Episodes
- 386
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 | 190 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 112 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 66 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 47 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 39 | 0 | 0 | $216,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 22 | 1 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| High Wind | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 19 | 0 | 0 | $37,000 |
| Tornado | 11 | 0 | 0 | $81,000 |
| Flood | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, September 6, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 16, 1996
- Hail, April 7, 2020
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2003
- Tornado, June 16, 1998
- Hail, May 18, 1995
- Flash Flood, June 19, 1996
- Tornado, August 9, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 1998
- Flash Flood, March 20, 1998
- Tornado, June 4, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2024
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 8, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 2008
- Hail, July 1, 2022
- Hail, July 28, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2021
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
- Winter Weather, March 16, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 1, 2026
- Winter Weather, December 31, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 9, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2025
- Flood, June 16, 2025
- Tornado, May 30, 2025
- Hail, May 16, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 20, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2025
- High Wind, February 16, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2025
- Ice Storm, February 5, 2025
- High Wind, January 29, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 16, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 8, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 3, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 1, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 5, 2024
- Winter Storm, November 21, 2024
- Hail, August 29, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Winter Weather, April 4, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2024
- High Wind, March 20, 2024
- Winter Weather, March 10, 2024
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2024
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 5, 2023
- Winter Weather, November 21, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Hail, July 28, 2023
- Winter Weather, May 2, 2023
- Winter Weather, May 1, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 18, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 13, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 12, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 10, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 25, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 26, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 24, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2022
- Ice Storm, December 14, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, November 19, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2022
- Hail, July 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2022
- Winter Storm, April 18, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 26, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 12, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2021
- Flood, June 13, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, May 12, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, May 6, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, May 1, 2021
- Flood, March 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 13, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2021
- Dense Fog, January 15, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 25, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 17, 2020
- Flood, June 18, 2020
- Dense Fog, May 23, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 13, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 11, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 8, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 6, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 22, 2020
- Hail, April 7, 2020
- Dense Fog, March 29, 2020
- Winter Weather, March 6, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 13, 2019
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Dense Fog, November 19, 2019
- Tornado, October 31, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 19, 2019
- Dense Fog, October 14, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 8, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 6, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 23, 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
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 16, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, November 28, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 24, 2018
- Winter Storm, November 15, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 19, 2018
- Dense Fog, September 29, 2018
- Dense Fog, September 2, 2018
- Dense Fog, August 13, 2018
- Dense Fog, August 4, 2018
- Dense Fog, July 25, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 8, 2018
- High Wind, March 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 16, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 31, 2017
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 27, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2017
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 12, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, October 16, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, May 8, 2017
- Winter Weather, March 17, 2017
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 14, 2017
- Winter Storm, March 13, 2017
- Winter Weather, February 9, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 14, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2016
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 15, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 11, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 6, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2016
- Winter Weather, November 19, 2016
- High Wind, November 19, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, October 26, 2016
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Ice Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2016
- Blizzard, January 22, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, October 18, 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
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 24, 2014
- Dense Fog, December 23, 2014
- Dense Fog, December 22, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 27, 2014
- Dense Fog, November 26, 2014
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, November 18, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2014
- Frost/Freeze, May 19, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 30, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 25, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 16, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 2, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2014
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Highland CountyEvery warning in Highland 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.