Storm History: Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Spotsylvania 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
- 799
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 22
- Damage
- $12 million
- Episodes
- 540
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 | 173 | 1 | 3 | $2.0 million |
| Hail | 153 | 0 | 7 | $431,000 |
| Tornado | 86 | 0 | 5 | $892,000 |
| Flash Flood | 62 | 0 | 0 | $7.9 million |
| Heat | 61 | 0 | 5 | |
| Winter Storm | 57 | 0 | 0 | $80,000 |
| Dense Fog | 48 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 15 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 6 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | $40,000 |
| Blizzard | 3 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 2 | $21,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2020
- Tornado, July 24, 1999
- Tornado, June 6, 2002
- Tornado, October 27, 1995
- Tornado, February 17, 1998
- Hail, August 17, 1993
- Flood, September 6, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 2002
- Tornado, May 11, 2006
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2003
- High Wind, January 14, 2006
- Hail, September 26, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- Tornado, April 19, 2013
- Tornado, May 8, 2008
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 16, 2008
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Hail, June 26, 2009
- Hail, August 29, 2024
- Hail, June 13, 1998
- Hail, July 1, 1990
- Hail, July 29, 2021
- Hail, September 6, 2012
- Hail, August 12, 2010
- Hail, April 20, 2009
- Hail, September 21, 1993
- Hail, April 15, 2024
- Hail, July 25, 2022
- Hail, August 11, 2021
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2026
- Hail, June 12, 2026
- Hail, May 27, 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
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Ice Storm, February 5, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Hail, August 29, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 5, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2024
- Hail, April 15, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 28, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 6, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2022
- Flood, August 5, 2022
- Hail, July 25, 2022
- Hail, July 12, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2022
- Hail, June 2, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2022
- Heat, August 12, 2021
- Hail, August 11, 2021
- Heat, August 11, 2021
- Dense Fog, August 8, 2021
- Hail, July 29, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2021
- Tornado, July 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2021
- Hail, May 4, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 23, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 21, 2021
- Dense Fog, March 24, 2021
- Dense Fog, February 28, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 13, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2021
- Flood, November 11, 2020
- Dense Fog, November 9, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 27, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 23, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 22, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 21, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 24, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2020
- Tornado, August 6, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2020
- Tropical Storm, August 4, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2020
- Heat, July 23, 2020
- Heat, July 22, 2020
- Heat, July 21, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2020
- Heat, July 20, 2020
- Heat, July 19, 2020
- Heat, July 17, 2020
- Hail, June 25, 2020
- Dense Fog, June 23, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 16, 2020
- Dense Fog, February 1, 2020
- Dense Fog, December 17, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, November 2, 2019
- Tornado, October 31, 2019
- Dense Fog, October 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2019
- Hail, August 15, 2019
- Hail, July 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2019
- Heat, July 17, 2019
- Dense Fog, July 12, 2019
- Hail, June 29, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2019
- Hail, May 30, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2019
- Tornado, April 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 22, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2019
- Dense Fog, February 7, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 21, 2018
- Flash Flood, October 11, 2018
- Dense Fog, October 8, 2018
- Dense Fog, September 20, 2018
- Heat, September 4, 2018
- Heat, August 29, 2018
- Heat, August 28, 2018
- Hail, August 12, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2018
- Heat, July 2, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2018
- Flood, June 9, 2018
- Hail, May 14, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 20, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 17, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 17, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- High Wind, March 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 9, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, November 10, 2017
- Heat, August 18, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2017
- Heat, July 21, 2017
- Heat, July 14, 2017
- Heat, July 13, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2017
- Hail, May 19, 2017
- Winter Storm, March 13, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2016
- Heat, August 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2016
- Excessive Heat, August 13, 2016
- Heat, August 12, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2016
- Heat, July 23, 2016
- Hail, July 19, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2016
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 9, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 24, 2016
- Flash Flood, February 24, 2016
- Ice Storm, February 14, 2016
- Blizzard, January 22, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2016
- Dense Fog, November 2, 2015
- Frost/Freeze, October 18, 2015
- Tornado, June 20, 2015
- Hail, April 20, 2015
- Dense Fog, March 11, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Dense Fog, January 21, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 16, 2014
- Dense Fog, November 11, 2014
- Frost/Freeze, November 2, 2014
- Hail, July 2, 2014
- Hail, June 19, 2014
- Hail, June 11, 2014
- Hail, May 21, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 30, 2014
- Frost/Freeze, April 17, 2014
- Frost/Freeze, April 16, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 25, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 18, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 16, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 7, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2014
- Dense Fog, January 14, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2013
- Dense Fog, November 16, 2013
- Frost/Freeze, October 25, 2013
- Frost/Freeze, October 24, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 7, 2013
- Dense Fog, August 20, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2013
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2013
- Heat, July 18, 2013
- Dense Fog, July 14, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2013
- Tornado, June 13, 2013
- Tornado, April 19, 2013
- Dense Fog, April 1, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2013
- Winter Weather, March 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2013
- Dense Fog, January 13, 2013
- Dense Fog, January 12, 2013
- Frost/Freeze, November 6, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 18, 2012
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2012
- Hail, September 6, 2012
- Heat, July 26, 2012
- Heat, July 18, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2012
- Hail, July 8, 2012
- Heat, July 8, 2012
- Heat, July 5, 2012
- Heat, July 4, 2012
- Hail, June 30, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Hail, June 22, 2012
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Spotsylvania CountyEvery warning in Spotsylvania 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.