Storm History: Smyth County, Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Smyth 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
- 437
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 6
- Damage
- $81 million
- Episodes
- 310
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 | 103 | 0 | 0 | $303,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 76 | 0 | 0 | $401,000 |
| Flash Flood | 68 | 0 | 0 | $2.2 million |
| Winter Storm | 38 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| High Wind | 36 | 0 | 1 | $215,000 |
| Drought | 25 | 0 | 0 | $10 million |
| Tornado | 24 | 0 | 5 | $67 million |
| Heavy Snow | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 18 | 0 | 0 | $575,000 |
| Debris Flow | 4 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Winter Weather | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avalanche | 2 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, September 26, 2024
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Tornado, May 6, 2022
- Drought, July 10, 2007
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Flood, November 19, 2003
- Flash Flood, March 4, 2008
- Flash Flood, November 19, 2003
- Tornado, April 4, 1974
- Flash Flood, January 19, 1996
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2014
- Drought, October 1, 1998
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 6, 1996
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2024
- Lightning, April 15, 1996
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2002
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 23, 2016
- Flash Flood, March 24, 2012
- Hail, March 27, 2021
- Hail, April 29, 2017
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2011
- Hail, June 13, 2013
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Hail, April 9, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2011
- Hail, August 14, 2011
- Hail, April 17, 2006
- Hail, July 28, 2005
- Hail, May 7, 1999
- Hail, April 8, 2020
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 21, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2025
- Hail, May 16, 2025
- High Wind, March 16, 2025
- Avalanche, February 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2025
- Hail, December 31, 2024
- Tornado, September 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2024
- Flood, May 27, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- High Wind, March 10, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 12, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2024
- High Wind, January 13, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Hail, May 16, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- Debris Flow, March 3, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 12, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 3, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2022
- Hail, June 17, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2022
- Tornado, May 6, 2022
- High Wind, March 30, 2022
- Flood, February 22, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2021
- Hail, March 27, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2020
- Hail, June 4, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2019
- Hail, May 29, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Flood, February 20, 2019
- High Wind, January 23, 2019
- Heavy Rain, January 19, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2018
- High Wind, March 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 2017
- Flash Flood, October 23, 2017
- Strong Wind, September 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2017
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2017
- Hail, May 20, 2017
- Hail, April 29, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2017
- Hail, March 1, 2017
- Hail, August 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2016
- Hail, June 23, 2016
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Avalanche, April 2, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Hail, June 21, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 19, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 14, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2014
- Hail, June 10, 2014
- High Wind, March 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- High Wind, January 25, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2013
- Hail, June 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2013
- Hail, April 24, 2013
- Heavy Snow, April 4, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2013
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2013
- High Wind, December 26, 2012
- High Wind, December 20, 2012
- Winter Storm, October 28, 2012
- Hail, July 5, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, March 27, 2012
- Flash Flood, March 24, 2012
- Flood, February 29, 2012
- High Wind, February 25, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2012
- Hail, August 14, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2011
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Hail, April 25, 2011
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Hail, April 9, 2011
- Flood, March 6, 2011
- Flash Flood, February 28, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 12, 2010
- Blizzard, December 4, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 17, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2010
- Blizzard, February 9, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- High Wind, December 25, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- Flood, December 9, 2009
- High Wind, December 2, 2009
- Hail, August 11, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2009
- Hail, May 8, 2009
- Hail, February 18, 2009
- High Wind, February 11, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2009
- Drought, December 1, 2008
- Drought, November 1, 2008
- Drought, October 14, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Drought, August 1, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2008
- Drought, July 8, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2008
- Hail, June 1, 2008
- High Wind, May 11, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 19, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 4, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2008
- Drought, March 1, 2008
- High Wind, February 10, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 6, 2008
- Drought, February 1, 2008
- Drought, January 1, 2008
- High Wind, December 23, 2007
- High Wind, December 3, 2007
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Hail, August 21, 2007
- Drought, August 14, 2007
- Drought, July 10, 2007
- Hail, June 15, 2007
- High Wind, April 15, 2007
- High Wind, February 22, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2007
- High Wind, December 1, 2006
- High Wind, October 28, 2006
- High Wind, October 16, 2006
- Frost/Freeze, October 12, 2006
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Debris Flow, July 18, 2006
- Hail, July 2, 2006
- Hail, April 25, 2006
- Hail, April 17, 2006
- High Wind, January 14, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 29, 2005
- Hail, July 28, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2005
- Hail, June 7, 2005
- Tornado, May 20, 2005
- Hail, May 14, 2005
- Hail, May 13, 2005
- Hail, May 12, 2005
- High Wind, April 3, 2005
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 29, 2005
- High Wind, January 22, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2003
- Flood, November 19, 2003
- Flash Flood, November 19, 2003
- High Wind, November 12, 2003
- High Wind, October 14, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 30, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2003
- Flood, February 22, 2003
- Flash Flood, February 22, 2003
- High Wind, February 22, 2003
- Flood, February 15, 2003
- Flood, February 15, 2003
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2003
- High Wind, December 25, 2002
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Hail, August 3, 2002
- Hail, June 6, 2002
- Hail, June 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2002
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2002
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Smyth CountyEvery warning in Smyth 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.