Hurricane (Typhoon) in Virginia
Every hurricane (typhoon) event the National Weather Service has filed in Virginia, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 64 knots (74 mph) or more, filed per forecast zone for its wind, and with separate events for its flooding, surge and tornadoes.
The most significant on the map
The most significant hurricane (typhoon) episodes in Virginia.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 69
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- $695 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Hurricane in Virginia, September 18 to 19, 2003Hurricane Isabel was a Category 1 hurricane as it crossed the Wakefield WFO county warning area. Sustained tropical storm force winds with frequent gusts to hurricane force occurred over Eastern Virginia, along and near the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Coastal Waters.
- Hurricane in Virginia, September 18 to 19, 2003Hurricane Isabel was a Category 1 hurricane as it crossed the Wakefield WFO county warning area. Sustained tropical storm force winds with frequent gusts to hurricane force occurred over interior southeast Virginia.
- Hurricane in Virginia, September 15 to 16, 1999Hurricane Floyd was a Category 1 hurricane as it crossed the Wakefield WFO county warning area.
- Hurricane in Virginia, August 26 to 28, 1998Hurricane Bonnie moved just offshore of southeast Virginia on August 27th and 28th. Very strong winds and heavy rains associated with Bonnie's spiral bands hammered the Hampton Roads area Thursday evening into Friday morning.
- Hurricane in Virginia, October 17 to 18, 1999Hurricane Irene was an intensifying Category 1 hurricane at the time of closest approach to the Wakefield county warning area during the overnight hours of Monday October 18th.
- Hurricane in Virginia, September 1 to 5, 1999Hurricane and Tropical Storm Dennis produced one of the most prolonged periods of tropical cyclone related conditions across eastern Virginia, from August 30th through September 5th. The highest sustained wind speed recorded was 52 mph at Langley Air Force Base (LFI).
- Hurricane in Virginia, September 5 to 6, 1996
- Hurricane in Virginia, July 12 to 13, 1996
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Hurricane (Typhoon) everywhereEvery kind of event 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.