Storm History: Lee County, Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Lee 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
- 356
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $3.9 million
- Episodes
- 280
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 136 | 0 | 0 | $765,000 |
| Hail | 70 | 0 | 0 | $105,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 60 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 25 | 0 | 0 | $92,000 |
| Winter Storm | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 19 | 0 | 1 | $1.8 million |
| Flood | 7 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Winter Weather | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Flood, March 17, 2002
- Flood, February 14, 2003
- Flash Flood, February 16, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2000
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2010
- Hail, April 28, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2006
- Hail, August 13, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 1998
- Tornado, May 26, 2004
- High Wind, December 1, 2006
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Tornado, June 16, 2009
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2004
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 12, 2026
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 30, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 16, 2026
- Winter Weather, December 11, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 10, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2025
- Hail, May 8, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 15, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 11, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 21, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2024
- Hail, April 11, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2023
- Tornado, May 16, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2022
- Hail, May 19, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 11, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2020
- Hail, June 14, 2020
- Flood, February 6, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2018
- Hail, May 5, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2018
- Flood, February 10, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2015
- Hail, April 25, 2015
- Blizzard, March 4, 2015
- Flood, March 4, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 16, 2015
- Heavy Snow, November 1, 2014
- Hail, July 27, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2014
- Hail, April 28, 2014
- Ice Storm, March 3, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2013
- Hail, June 13, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 5, 2013
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2013
- Hail, August 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2012
- Hail, March 15, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Flash Flood, February 22, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2011
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2011
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 2011
- Hail, March 23, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 2011
- Ice Storm, December 16, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 12, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2010
- Hail, May 14, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2009
- Hail, July 1, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2009
- Tornado, June 16, 2009
- Hail, April 10, 2009
- Hail, February 18, 2009
- Tornado, February 11, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2008
- Hail, June 28, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2008
- Hail, August 13, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2007
- High Wind, December 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 11, 2006
- Hail, September 28, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2006
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2006
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2006
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 2, 2006
- Hail, December 28, 2005
- Hail, December 28, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2005
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2005
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 29, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2004
- Hail, June 2, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2004
- Tornado, May 26, 2004
- Tornado, May 26, 2004
- Hail, May 10, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2004
- Hail, May 10, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2004
- Heavy Snow, December 19, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2003
- Hail, July 12, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 2003
- Hail, May 9, 2003
- Flood, April 10, 2003
- Flood, February 21, 2003
- Flash Flood, February 16, 2003
- Flood, February 14, 2003
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2003
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2003
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 2002
- Hail, November 10, 2002
- Hail, November 10, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 2002
- Hail, November 10, 2002
- Hail, July 3, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2002
- Hail, May 1, 2002
- Hail, April 28, 2002
- Flood, March 17, 2002
- Flash Flood, March 17, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 24, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 2001
- Hail, August 23, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2001
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2001
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2001
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2001
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 16, 2000
- Winter Storm, December 2, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 9, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2000
- Hail, August 17, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2000
- Hail, July 14, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 1999
- Hail, May 7, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 26, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 14, 1999
- Ice Storm, December 22, 1998
- Hail, September 6, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 1998
- Hail, May 25, 1998
- Hail, April 16, 1998
- Hail, April 16, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 16, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 16, 1998
- Hail, April 16, 1998
- Hail, April 16, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 17, 1998
- Winter Storm, February 4, 1998
- Winter Storm, January 27, 1998
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Lee CountyEvery warning in Lee 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.