Storm History: Prince William County, Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Prince William 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
- 779
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 19
- Damage
- $16 million
- Episodes
- 376
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 | 192 | 0 | 6 | $3.6 million |
| Flash Flood | 184 | 0 | 1 | $1.9 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 154 | 1 | 2 | $5.3 million |
| Flood | 101 | 0 | 0 | $201,000 |
| Tornado | 83 | 1 | 10 | $4.0 million |
| Winter Storm | 18 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Winter Weather | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 4 | 0 | 0 | $26,000 |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 1 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Dust Devil | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Tornado, July 21, 1987
- Hail, April 23, 1999
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2002
- Hail, May 16, 2022
- Tornado, September 17, 2004
- Storm Surge/Tide, September 6, 1996
- Tornado, January 26, 1978
- Flash Flood, September 6, 1996
- Flood, June 9, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 1997
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 1996
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2006
- Tornado, May 22, 2001
- Hail, May 26, 2021
- Tornado, June 20, 2015
- Tornado, July 23, 2008
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 22, 2026
- Hail, June 12, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2026
- Hail, May 27, 2026
- Hail, April 1, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 22, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 24, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 23, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2025
- Flood, May 13, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2025
- Hail, May 5, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2025
- Ice Storm, February 5, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2024
- Hail, August 29, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 9, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2024
- Flood, January 28, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2024
- Flood, January 9, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2024
- Flood, December 17, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2023
- Hail, September 8, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Hail, July 28, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 28, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- Flood, December 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2022
- Hail, July 25, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2022
- Hail, July 12, 2022
- Hail, July 6, 2022
- Hail, July 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2022
- Hail, June 2, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2022
- Hail, May 16, 2022
- Flood, February 4, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2021
- Hail, August 13, 2021
- Hail, August 11, 2021
- Hail, August 10, 2021
- Hail, June 14, 2021
- Flood, June 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2021
- Hail, May 26, 2021
- Hail, May 4, 2021
- Flood, December 24, 2020
- Flood, November 11, 2020
- Flood, October 29, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2020
- Flood, August 28, 2020
- Hail, August 28, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2020
- Hail, June 25, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2020
- Flood, April 13, 2020
- Flood, January 25, 2020
- Flood, November 1, 2019
- Tornado, October 31, 2019
- Hail, September 2, 2019
- Hail, August 20, 2019
- Hail, August 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2019
- Hail, June 29, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2019
- Hail, June 2, 2019
- Hail, May 30, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2019
- Flood, March 21, 2019
- Flood, January 24, 2019
- Flood, January 20, 2019
- Flood, December 15, 2018
- Flood, November 24, 2018
- Flood, November 15, 2018
- Flash Flood, October 11, 2018
- Flood, September 27, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 26, 2018
- Flood, August 21, 2018
- Hail, August 13, 2018
- Flood, August 2, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2018
- Flood, June 9, 2018
- Flood, June 3, 2018
- Flood, June 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2018
- Flood, May 19, 2018
- Hail, May 14, 2018
- Flash Flood, April 16, 2018
- Flood, February 11, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2017
- Tornado, August 11, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2017
- Flood, July 6, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2017
- Hail, May 18, 2017
- Tornado, May 5, 2017
- Tornado, April 6, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 2017
- Hail, February 25, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2016
- Hail, June 21, 2016
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Hail, May 2, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 24, 2016
- Hail, September 4, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2015
- Hail, June 23, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2015
- Tornado, June 20, 2015
- Hail, July 9, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 30, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 30, 2013
- Flood, October 29, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 18, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 2012
- Hail, July 8, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2012
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2012
- Hail, June 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2012
- Flood, December 7, 2011
- Tornado, October 13, 2011
- Hail, August 19, 2011
- Hail, August 18, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011
- Heat, July 3, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2011
- Hail, May 16, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2011
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2011
- Hail, April 2, 2011
- Hail, March 21, 2011
- Flash Flood, March 10, 2011
- Tornado, March 10, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 1, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 16, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 30, 2010
- Hail, August 12, 2010
- Hail, June 22, 2010
- Hail, June 3, 2010
- Hail, May 27, 2010
- Hail, May 14, 2010
- Hail, June 26, 2009
- Hail, June 9, 2009
- Hail, June 2, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2009
- Hail, September 30, 2008
- Tropical Storm, September 6, 2008
- Tornado, July 23, 2008
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Hail, June 21, 2008
- Tornado, June 4, 2008
- Flood, May 11, 2008
- Heat, August 25, 2007
- Hail, August 9, 2007
- Hail, August 3, 2007
- Hail, July 4, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2007
- Hail, May 27, 2007
- Flood, April 15, 2007
- Winter Storm, March 16, 2007
- Flash Flood, November 16, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 28, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2006
- Hail, July 4, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2006
- Hail, June 22, 2006
- Hail, May 17, 2006
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Prince William CountyEvery warning in Prince William 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.