Storm History: Russell County, Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Russell 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
- 298
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $2.9 million
- Episodes
- 245
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 | 111 | 0 | 0 | $804,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 52 | 0 | 0 | $465,000 |
| Hail | 27 | 0 | 0 | $74,000 |
| Flash Flood | 27 | 0 | 0 | $342,000 |
| Winter Storm | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 20 | 0 | 0 | $328,000 |
| Flood | 13 | 0 | 0 | $825,000 |
| High Wind | 13 | 0 | 0 | $76,000 |
| Ice Storm | 10 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, February 6, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009
- Tornado, July 19, 1996
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2004
- Flood, February 14, 2003
- Flash Flood, February 16, 2003
- Tornado, February 11, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2005
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Tornado, June 16, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2010
- Flood, February 28, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 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
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 30, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 15, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2025
- Flood, February 1, 2025
- Flood, January 31, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 21, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2024
- High Wind, January 12, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2023
- Tornado, May 16, 2023
- High Wind, March 18, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2022
- Hail, August 13, 2021
- Hail, August 7, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 13, 2020
- Flood, February 6, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 10, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 13, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2018
- Hail, May 11, 2018
- Flood, April 22, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2016
- High Wind, November 18, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2015
- Flood, March 4, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 16, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2014
- Hail, June 11, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2014
- Ice Storm, March 3, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2014
- Hail, July 18, 2013
- Hail, June 13, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 5, 2013
- High Wind, February 26, 2013
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2013
- Flood, January 16, 2013
- High Wind, December 26, 2012
- High Wind, December 20, 2012
- Heavy Snow, October 28, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Hail, February 29, 2012
- Flash Flood, February 22, 2012
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2011
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2011
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
- Hail, March 23, 2011
- Flood, February 28, 2011
- High Wind, February 1, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2010
- Ice Storm, December 16, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 12, 2010
- High Wind, November 29, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2010
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2010
- High Wind, February 5, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- High Wind, December 25, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2009
- Tornado, June 16, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2009
- Hail, June 9, 2009
- Tornado, May 8, 2009
- Tornado, February 11, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2008
- Hail, July 6, 2008
- Hail, June 16, 2008
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2007
- High Wind, December 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2006
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2006
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2006
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2005
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2005
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 29, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2004
- Hail, June 4, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 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 17, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2003
- Flood, April 10, 2003
- Flood, February 21, 2003
- Flash Flood, February 16, 2003
- Flood, February 14, 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
- Hail, November 10, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 2002
- Hail, July 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2002
- Hail, July 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2002
- Flood, March 17, 2002
- Flash Flood, March 17, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 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
- Winter Storm, December 2, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 9, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 14, 1999
- Ice Storm, December 22, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1998
- Hail, June 16, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 1998
- Winter Storm, January 27, 1998
- Winter Storm, December 30, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 10, 1997
- Winter Storm, December 18, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 1996
- Tornado, July 19, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 24, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 6, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 1996
- Winter Storm, February 2, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 11, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 6, 1996
- Hail, July 10, 1985
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 1980
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 1975
- Tornado, June 5, 1975
- Tornado, April 4, 1974
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 1971
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 1960
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 1957
More
Tornadoes in Russell CountyEvery warning in Russell 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.