Storm History: Lancaster County, Virginia

Events

292

Deaths

0

Injuries

8

Damage

$17 million

Episodes

238

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.

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None recorded.

• Hail, July 12, 2009$3.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Tornado, August 4, 20205 injured · $3.0 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 1990$2.5 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 1997$1.9 million · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 1998$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 1998$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 2, 2015$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 15, 1999$560,000 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 27, 2011$545,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 6, 1993$505,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Coastal Flood, November 12, 2009$500,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 24, 2016$377,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 1, 2006$200,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 28, 2012$200,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 6, 2017$177,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Coastal Flood, September 1, 2006$160,000 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 4, 2020$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 2024$75,000 · 4 events here
• Hail, July 16, 2000$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2000$50,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here

• Hail, September 28, 2016$2,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 12, 2009$3.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, April 15, 20061.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 6, 2002$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 21, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 20001.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 9, 1999$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 1997$4,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 2026$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 2020$3,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 19, 2014$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 16, 2007$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 21, 20001 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, August 6, 1993$505,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 16, 2011$5,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 24, 2016$377,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 19893 injured · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2019$2,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 4, 20205 injured · $3.0 million · EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Lancaster County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2026$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2026$1,000 · 67 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 2026$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 28, 20251 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 12, 20251 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 1, 20251 event here
• Coastal Flood, August 21, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2025$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 23, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025$1,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2025$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 16, 20252 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 19, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20251 event here
• Coastal Flood, November 15, 20241 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 1, 20241 event here
• Coastal Flood, September 20, 20241 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 16, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2024$1,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 2024$75,000 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 20241 event here
• Coastal Flood, September 27, 20231 event here
• Coastal Flood, September 23, 20231 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 22, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2023$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 16, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 1, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2022$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2022$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20228 events here
• Tornado, July 5, 2022$15,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2022$1,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, May 7, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20221 event here
• Coastal Flood, January 3, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 3, 20221 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 28, 20211 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 10, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 5, 2021$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2021$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20214 events here
• Tropical Storm, July 8, 2021$15,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2021$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, June 11, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 202110 events here
• Tornado, May 28, 2021$7,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2021$36,000 · 77 kt wind · 5 events here
• Winter Weather, February 18, 2021$15,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 13, 2021$40,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 30, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20211 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 11, 20201 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 11, 20201 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 17, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, September 10, 20203 events here
• Heavy Rain, September 9, 20201 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 15, 20201 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 4, 2020$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 4, 20205 injured · $3.0 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 3, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2020$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 2020$3,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 7, 2020$3,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 20, 20192 events here
• Coastal Flood, October 10, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2019$2,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2019$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2019$2,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 2019$3,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 20, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20181 event here
• Flood, October 11, 20181 event here
• High Wind, October 11, 2018$5,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 11, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2018$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 3, 20181 event here
• Heavy Rain, May 17, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, March 21, 20181 event here
• High Wind, March 2, 2018$25,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 3, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20171 event here
• Tornado, August 7, 2017$15,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 6, 2017$177,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20171 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 8, 20161 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 28, 20161 event here
• Hail, September 28, 2016$2,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 19, 20161 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 2, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2016$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 5, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20161 event here
• Tornado, February 24, 2016$377,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 14, 20161 event here
• Coastal Flood, February 9, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 9, 20151 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 2, 2015$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 2015$21,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 10, 2015$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 5, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 26, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 26, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 14, 20151 event here
• Hail, June 19, 2014$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 16, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, February 12, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20141 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 9, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, March 24, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, January 24, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20131 event here
• High Wind, October 29, 2012$10,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, October 29, 20121 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 28, 2012$200,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 18, 2012$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 5, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012$3,000 · 64 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20121 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 27, 2011$545,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 27, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20111 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 2011$5,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2011$2,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 26, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, December 25, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 16, 20101 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 29, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2010$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2010$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2010$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, March 28, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 9, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20101 event here
• Coastal Flood, December 19, 2009$10,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 20091 event here
• Coastal Flood, November 12, 2009$500,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 11, 20091 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2009$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 12, 2009$3.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, June 3, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20091 event here
• Heavy Rain, December 10, 20081 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 6, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2008$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 27, 2008$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20081 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 24, 20071 event here
• Hail, July 29, 2007$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 2007$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 7, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20071 event here
• Coastal Flood, September 1, 2006$160,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20061 event here
• High Wind, September 1, 2006$200,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2006$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 20061.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20061 event here
• Winter Storm, December 5, 20051 event here
• Winter Weather, March 8, 20051 event here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20051 event here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20051 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20051 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20051 event here
• Winter Weather, December 19, 20041 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2004$20,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 2004$2,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20041 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 10, 20031 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 18, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2003$2,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 10, 2003$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, February 6, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20031 event here
• Winter Weather, January 14, 20031 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, December 4, 20021 event here
• Hail, June 6, 2002$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 20021 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 22, 20011 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2000$50,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 20001.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 16, 2000$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 15, 20000.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 21, 20001 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 21, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20001 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20001 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 15, 1999$560,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 15, 19991 event here
• Hail, April 9, 1999$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 3, 1999$2,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 23, 19981 event here
• Drought, November 1, 1998$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 1998$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 1998F0 · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, February 4, 19981 event here
• Heavy Rain, February 4, 19981 event here
• Coastal Flood, January 27, 19981 event here
• Heavy Rain, January 27, 19981 event here
• Drought, September 1, 1997$1.9 million · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 1997$4,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 8, 1996$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 1996$4,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, May 18, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 1996$7,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 19961 event here
• Winter Storm, March 7, 19961 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 19961 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 19961 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 19961 event here
• Flood, January 19, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 19, 19961 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 19961 event here
• Tornado, November 11, 1995$10,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 6, 1993$505,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 1990$2.5 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 19893 injured · F2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 198670 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 19831 event here
• Tornado, September 6, 1975$3,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 24, 19550.75 in hail · 1 event here

Tornadoes in Lancaster CountyEvery warning in Lancaster County since 1986Every county in Virginia

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.