Storm History: Orange County, Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Orange 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
- 857
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- $19 million
- Episodes
- 621
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 154 | 0 | 1 | $316,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 135 | 0 | 0 | $373,000 |
| Dense Fog | 98 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 83 | 0 | 1 | $2.5 million |
| Winter Storm | 69 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Flood | 66 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Tornado | 51 | 0 | 3 | $3.4 million |
| Winter Weather | 48 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 44 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 36 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
| Drought | 11 | 0 | 0 | $10 million |
| Excessive Heat | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 10 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 5 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 |
| High Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $365,000 |
| Blizzard | 4 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, August 1, 1999
- Tornado, October 18, 1990
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2003
- Flood, September 6, 1996
- Flash Flood, September 6, 1996
- High Wind, September 6, 1996
- Tornado, August 17, 1965
- Heavy Snow, January 12, 1996
- Tornado, September 17, 2004
- Tornado, June 6, 2002
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2003
- Hail, August 11, 2021
- Tornado, July 21, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 1996
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2025
- Tornado, July 24, 1999
- Hail, July 12, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2006
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 16, 2008
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Hail, June 26, 2009
- Hail, August 29, 2024
- Hail, June 13, 1998
- Hail, May 10, 1995
- Hail, September 6, 2012
- Hail, April 15, 2024
- Hail, June 16, 2023
- Hail, June 16, 2022
- Hail, August 10, 2021
- Hail, August 11, 2021
- Hail, August 13, 2021
- Hail, September 28, 2021
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- Winter Weather, December 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2025
- Flood, May 13, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2025
- Ice Storm, February 5, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Hail, December 31, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2024
- Hail, August 29, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Hail, April 15, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2024
- Flood, January 9, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Flood, July 15, 2023
- Hail, June 16, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2023
- Flood, April 28, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Flood, December 22, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 14, 2022
- Hail, August 4, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2022
- Flood, July 12, 2022
- Hail, July 12, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2022
- Hail, June 16, 2022
- Hail, June 2, 2022
- Blizzard, March 12, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2022
- Hail, September 28, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2021
- Flood, August 28, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2021
- Hail, August 13, 2021
- Heat, August 12, 2021
- Hail, August 11, 2021
- Hail, August 10, 2021
- Dense Fog, August 8, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2021
- Flood, June 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2021
- Hail, May 4, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 23, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 21, 2021
- Dense Fog, April 10, 2021
- Dense Fog, March 24, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 13, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2021
- Dense Fog, January 26, 2021
- Dense Fog, January 15, 2021
- Flood, December 24, 2020
- Dense Fog, December 21, 2020
- Dense Fog, December 18, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2020
- Flood, November 30, 2020
- Flood, November 11, 2020
- Dense Fog, November 9, 2020
- Flood, October 29, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 27, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 22, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 21, 2020
- Flood, August 31, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2020
- Tornado, August 6, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2020
- Heat, July 22, 2020
- Heat, July 21, 2020
- Heat, July 20, 2020
- Heat, July 19, 2020
- Hail, July 5, 2020
- Hail, June 25, 2020
- Dense Fog, June 23, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2020
- Dense Fog, June 6, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 13, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 16, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2020
- Dense Fog, March 29, 2020
- Dense Fog, March 24, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 26, 2020
- Dense Fog, February 1, 2020
- Dense Fog, February 1, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2020
- Dense Fog, January 14, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2020
- Dense Fog, December 17, 2019
- Tornado, October 31, 2019
- Dense Fog, October 22, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2019
- Hail, August 19, 2019
- Hail, August 15, 2019
- Flood, August 15, 2019
- Hail, August 1, 2019
- Hail, July 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2019
- Dense Fog, July 12, 2019
- Hail, June 29, 2019
- Hail, May 30, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2019
- Flood, April 19, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2019
- Dense Fog, February 7, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- Dense Fog, January 18, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Dense Fog, December 31, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 24, 2018
- Winter Storm, November 15, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 21, 2018
- Flash Flood, October 11, 2018
- Dense Fog, October 8, 2018
- Dense Fog, September 29, 2018
- Dense Fog, September 20, 2018
- Dense Fog, August 31, 2018
- Dense Fog, August 13, 2018
- Flood, August 12, 2018
- Hail, August 12, 2018
- Flood, August 3, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2018
- Dense Fog, July 25, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2018
- Flood, June 3, 2018
- Hail, May 14, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 21, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 17, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- High Wind, March 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 9, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, October 27, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2017
- Heat, July 20, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2017
- Tornado, May 5, 2017
- Tornado, April 6, 2017
- Winter Storm, March 13, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 2017
- Hail, February 25, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, November 5, 2016
- Excessive Heat, August 13, 2016
- Dense Fog, July 31, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2016
- Hail, July 19, 2016
- Hail, July 18, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2016
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Dense Fog, June 4, 2016
- Dense Fog, May 31, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 14, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 9, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Dense Fog, March 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 24, 2016
- Dense Fog, February 21, 2016
- Ice Storm, February 14, 2016
- Blizzard, January 22, 2016
- Dense Fog, January 16, 2016
- Dense Fog, December 31, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 29, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 25, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 22, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 17, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 9, 2015
- Dense Fog, November 5, 2015
- Frost/Freeze, October 18, 2015
- Frost/Freeze, October 18, 2015
- Hail, September 4, 2015
- Tornado, June 20, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2015
- Dense Fog, May 11, 2015
- Hail, May 6, 2015
- Dense Fog, March 11, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Dense Fog, January 21, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2015
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2014
- Dense Fog, December 16, 2014
- Frost/Freeze, November 2, 2014
- Dense Fog, October 15, 2014
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Orange CountyEvery warning in Orange 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.