Storm History: Richmond County, Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Richmond 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
- 376
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- $9.6 million
- Episodes
- 273
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 | 74 | 1 | 0 | $103,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 67 | 0 | 0 | $197,000 |
| Flash Flood | 51 | 0 | 0 | $864,000 |
| Tornado | 45 | 0 | 2 | $3.5 million |
| Winter Storm | 44 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Winter Weather | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 8 | 0 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| Heavy Snow | 4 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| High Wind | 4 | 0 | 3 | $47,000 |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | $65,000 |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 2 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $941,000 |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, February 24, 2016
- Coastal Flood, September 1, 2006
- Drought, October 1, 1998
- Drought, November 1, 1998
- Tropical Storm, August 27, 2011
- Flash Flood, September 15, 1999
- Coastal Flood, October 28, 2012
- Ice Storm, February 13, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2023
- Tornado, June 18, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- High Wind, March 2, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2021
- Tornado, November 2, 1966
- Tornado, April 25, 1975
- Tornado, August 31, 1983
- Hail, July 19, 2016
- Tornado, January 19, 1996
- Ice Storm, January 30, 2000
- Tornado, August 26, 2003
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
- Hail, June 14, 2026
- Hail, May 27, 2026
- Coastal Flood, October 28, 2025
- Coastal Flood, October 12, 2025
- Coastal Flood, October 1, 2025
- Coastal Flood, August 21, 2025
- Hail, July 27, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 23, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025
- Coastal Flood, May 21, 2025
- Hail, May 5, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 20, 2025
- Flood, March 5, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2024
- Hail, May 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2024
- Tornado, April 3, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2023
- Flash Flood, November 11, 2022
- Tornado, November 11, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2022
- Hail, April 26, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2021
- Heavy Rain, June 11, 2021
- Heavy Rain, June 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 13, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 30, 2021
- Heavy Rain, November 11, 2020
- Heavy Rain, October 29, 2020
- Heavy Rain, September 17, 2020
- Heavy Rain, August 15, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2020
- Heavy Rain, August 3, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2020
- Hail, April 7, 2020
- Heavy Rain, October 20, 2019
- Flood, August 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2019
- Hail, May 31, 2019
- Tornado, April 15, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2018
- Flood, October 11, 2018
- High Wind, October 11, 2018
- Flash Flood, October 11, 2018
- Heavy Rain, October 11, 2018
- Tornado, September 17, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2018
- Flood, June 9, 2018
- Flood, June 3, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2018
- Flood, May 18, 2018
- Heavy Rain, May 17, 2018
- Hail, May 14, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2018
- High Wind, March 2, 2018
- Tornado, January 12, 2018
- Blizzard, January 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- Hail, August 18, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2017
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2017
- Heavy Rain, October 8, 2016
- Heavy Rain, September 28, 2016
- Heavy Rain, September 19, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2016
- Hail, July 19, 2016
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Hail, May 2, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2016
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2016
- Tornado, February 24, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Heavy Rain, November 9, 2015
- Coastal Flood, October 2, 2015
- Flood, June 25, 2015
- Tornado, June 20, 2015
- Tornado, June 18, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 26, 2015
- Flood, July 24, 2014
- Tornado, May 22, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 25, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2013
- Hail, June 24, 2013
- Hail, June 13, 2013
- Hail, April 19, 2013
- Winter Weather, March 17, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 24, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2013
- High Wind, October 29, 2012
- Flood, October 29, 2012
- Coastal Flood, October 28, 2012
- Hail, August 2, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2012
- Heat, July 5, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Tornado, June 25, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 2012
- Winter Weather, March 5, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 7, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 2011
- Flash Flood, September 8, 2011
- Tropical Storm, August 27, 2011
- Flood, August 27, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2011
- Hail, June 11, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2011
- High Wind, February 25, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 26, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2010
- Heavy Rain, September 29, 2010
- Hail, August 5, 2010
- Hail, July 29, 2010
- Heavy Rain, March 28, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 9, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2009
- Heavy Rain, November 11, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2009
- Hail, July 12, 2009
- Hail, June 3, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2009
- Heavy Rain, December 10, 2008
- Heavy Rain, September 6, 2008
- Hail, August 10, 2008
- Hail, July 27, 2008
- Tornado, May 31, 2008
- Hail, March 4, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2008
- Heavy Rain, October 24, 2007
- Hail, July 16, 2007
- Hail, June 27, 2007
- Heavy Snow, April 7, 2007
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2007
- Coastal Flood, September 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2006
- Hail, April 15, 2006
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2006
- Tornado, January 14, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2005
- Hail, September 17, 2005
- Hail, March 28, 2005
- Winter Weather, March 8, 2005
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2005
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2005
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2005
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2005
- Tornado, January 14, 2005
- Winter Weather, December 19, 2004
- Hail, May 16, 2004
- Hail, May 7, 2004
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Frost/Freeze, November 10, 2003
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 18, 2003
- Tornado, August 26, 2003
- Hail, July 22, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2003
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2003
- Winter Weather, January 30, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2003
- Winter Weather, January 14, 2003
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Hail, June 13, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2002
- Hail, May 22, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2000
- Hail, May 10, 2000
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2000
- Ice Storm, January 30, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2000
- Flash Flood, September 15, 1999
- Hail, April 9, 1999
- Tornado, March 3, 1999
- Winter Weather, January 8, 1999
- Ice Storm, December 23, 1998
- Drought, November 1, 1998
- Drought, October 1, 1998
- Hail, June 16, 1998
- Hail, June 13, 1998
- Tornado, April 9, 1998
- Tornado, April 1, 1998
- Heavy Rain, February 4, 1998
- Heavy Rain, January 27, 1998
- Hail, August 4, 1997
- Winter Storm, February 8, 1997
- Heat, May 18, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 1996
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Richmond CountyEvery warning in Richmond 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.