Storm History: Pulaski County, Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Pulaski 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
- 472
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 12
- Damage
- $33 million
- Episodes
- 328
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 | 133 | 0 | 1 | $329,000 |
| Flash Flood | 113 | 0 | 0 | $954,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 58 | 0 | 0 | $633,000 |
| Winter Storm | 38 | 1 | 2 | $97,000 |
| High Wind | 29 | 0 | 0 | $160,000 |
| Tornado | 25 | 0 | 9 | $21 million |
| Heavy Snow | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 18 | 0 | 0 | $10 million |
| Flood | 13 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Ice Storm | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 5 | 0 | 0 | $55,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 1 | 0 | $18,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Avalanche | 2 | 0 | 0 | $51,000 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $4,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 1 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, September 26, 2024
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Tornado, April 8, 2011
- Tornado, October 23, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2020
- Tornado, August 9, 2019
- Drought, October 1, 1998
- Flash Flood, February 15, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2018
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2010
- Hail, July 4, 2002
- Flash Flood, January 19, 1996
- Avalanche, April 2, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 30, 2016
- Hail, June 10, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2009
- Flash Flood, January 30, 2013
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2002
- Hail, June 23, 2016
- Flash Flood, March 24, 2012
- Tornado, June 6, 1977
- Hail, July 21, 1984
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2011
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Hail, July 2, 2002
- Hail, June 16, 2022
- Hail, September 28, 2019
- Hail, June 13, 2013
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2011
- Hail, June 11, 2011
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 12, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 21, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2025
- Hail, March 16, 2025
- High Wind, March 5, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 2025
- Avalanche, February 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2025
- Tornado, September 26, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 9, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Hail, September 7, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- Debris Flow, March 3, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2022
- Hail, June 17, 2022
- Hail, June 16, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2022
- Hail, May 3, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 11, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2021
- Hail, August 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2021
- Hail, June 13, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2020
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Hail, September 28, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2019
- Hail, August 20, 2019
- Tornado, August 9, 2019
- Hail, July 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2019
- Flash Flood, April 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Flood, February 20, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2018
- Ice Storm, November 14, 2018
- High Wind, October 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, October 11, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2018
- Hail, August 12, 2018
- Flood, April 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2018
- High Wind, March 1, 2018
- Tornado, October 23, 2017
- Hail, July 18, 2017
- Hail, June 13, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 30, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2016
- Hail, June 23, 2016
- Avalanche, April 2, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 29, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Hail, June 21, 2015
- Hail, June 17, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 14, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2014
- Hail, June 10, 2014
- Hail, May 27, 2014
- Hail, May 5, 2014
- High Wind, March 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2014
- Ice Storm, December 8, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2013
- Hail, June 26, 2013
- Hail, June 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2013
- Heavy Snow, April 4, 2013
- Winter Weather, March 21, 2013
- Flash Flood, January 30, 2013
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, October 28, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Hail, May 3, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, March 27, 2012
- Flash Flood, March 24, 2012
- High Wind, February 25, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2012
- Hail, August 18, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2011
- Hail, July 3, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Hail, June 11, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2011
- Tornado, April 8, 2011
- Flood, March 6, 2011
- High Wind, February 25, 2011
- Flash Flood, December 1, 2010
- Flash Flood, November 30, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2010
- Hail, June 15, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 21, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- Hail, August 5, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2009
- Hail, June 10, 2009
- Hail, June 3, 2009
- Hail, June 2, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2009
- Hail, May 28, 2009
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009
- High Wind, February 11, 2009
- High Wind, December 31, 2008
- Drought, December 1, 2008
- Drought, November 1, 2008
- Drought, October 14, 2008
- Drought, August 19, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2008
- Hail, July 23, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2008
- Hail, June 27, 2008
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Hail, May 11, 2008
- Tornado, May 8, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2008
- High Wind, February 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2008
- High Wind, December 16, 2007
- High Wind, December 3, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2007
- Hail, August 24, 2007
- Hail, August 21, 2007
- Hail, July 16, 2007
- Hail, June 28, 2007
- Hail, June 24, 2007
- Hail, June 5, 2007
- High Wind, April 15, 2007
- Cold/Wind Chill, April 7, 2007
- Flash Flood, March 28, 2007
- Hail, March 28, 2007
- High Wind, February 22, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 21, 2007
- High Wind, October 28, 2006
- Frost/Freeze, October 12, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2006
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Flood, June 25, 2006
- Hail, May 14, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- High Wind, January 25, 2006
- High Wind, January 14, 2006
- Hail, August 16, 2005
- Hail, August 5, 2005
- Hail, July 27, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2005
- High Wind, April 3, 2005
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2004
- Hail, May 10, 2004
- Ice Storm, February 5, 2004
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2003
- High Wind, November 12, 2003
- High Wind, October 14, 2003
- Tropical Storm, September 18, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2003
- Hail, July 9, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 30, 2003
- Flood, February 22, 2003
- Flash Flood, February 22, 2003
- High Wind, February 22, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2003
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2003
- High Wind, January 23, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2003
- High Wind, December 25, 2002
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2002
- Hail, July 4, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2002
- Hail, July 2, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2002
- Tornado, April 28, 2002
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 14, 2001
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2001
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Pulaski CountyEvery warning in Pulaski 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.