Storm History: Stafford County, Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Stafford 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
- 817
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- $30 million
- Episodes
- 577
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 | 175 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 121 | 1 | 2 | $401,000 |
| Dense Fog | 68 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 66 | 0 | 0 | $124,000 |
| Heat | 60 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 57 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Flood | 54 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Tornado | 51 | 0 | 0 | $12 million |
| Winter Weather | 41 | 2 | 1 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 12 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Strong Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | $8,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 6 | 0 | 1 | $30,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 6 | 0 | 1 | $14 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $70,000 |
| Blizzard | 4 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 2 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Waterspout | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tropical Storm, September 18, 2003
- Tornado, May 8, 2008
- Tornado, May 7, 2004
- Hail, April 23, 1999
- Drought, August 1, 1999
- Hail, July 29, 2021
- Storm Surge/Tide, September 6, 1996
- Tornado, August 8, 2024
- Tornado, June 4, 2008
- Flood, September 6, 1996
- Tropical Storm, August 27, 2011
- Tornado, September 8, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2026
- Tornado, April 19, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 1994
- High Wind, January 14, 2006
- Flash Flood, September 8, 1996
- Tropical Storm, September 16, 1999
- Hail, June 22, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
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
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2026
- Hail, June 12, 2026
- Hail, May 27, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 22, 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 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2025
- Hail, May 5, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Ice Storm, February 5, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Hail, December 31, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2024
- Hail, August 29, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2024
- Tornado, August 8, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2024
- Hail, April 15, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2024
- Flood, December 17, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Hail, July 28, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 28, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2023
- Hail, June 16, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2022
- Hail, July 25, 2022
- Hail, July 12, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2022
- Hail, June 2, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2022
- Blizzard, March 12, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2022
- Flood, October 29, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2021
- Hail, August 13, 2021
- Heat, August 12, 2021
- Hail, August 11, 2021
- Heat, August 11, 2021
- Hail, July 29, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2021
- Flood, June 10, 2021
- Dense Fog, May 17, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 23, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 21, 2021
- Dense Fog, March 24, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 13, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2021
- Flood, November 11, 2020
- Dense Fog, November 9, 2020
- Flood, October 29, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 27, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 23, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 22, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 21, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2020
- Tropical Storm, August 4, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2020
- Heat, July 23, 2020
- Heat, July 22, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2020
- Heat, July 21, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2020
- Heat, July 20, 2020
- Heat, July 19, 2020
- Heat, July 17, 2020
- Dense Fog, June 23, 2020
- Dense Fog, June 21, 2020
- Dense Fog, June 20, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 22, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 16, 2020
- Dense Fog, February 1, 2020
- Dense Fog, January 14, 2020
- Dense Fog, December 17, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, November 2, 2019
- Tornado, October 31, 2019
- Dense Fog, October 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2019
- Hail, August 20, 2019
- Heat, August 19, 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
- Heat, July 16, 2019
- Dense Fog, July 5, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2019
- Hail, May 25, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 22, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2019
- Dense Fog, February 7, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Dense Fog, December 28, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 21, 2018
- Flash Flood, October 11, 2018
- Dense Fog, October 8, 2018
- Dense Fog, October 3, 2018
- Dense Fog, September 11, 2018
- Heat, September 4, 2018
- Heat, August 29, 2018
- Heat, August 28, 2018
- Flood, August 12, 2018
- Flood, August 12, 2018
- Hail, August 12, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2018
- Heat, July 2, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2018
- Flood, June 3, 2018
- Flood, June 1, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 17, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- High Wind, March 1, 2018
- Dense Fog, February 25, 2018
- Flood, February 11, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 9, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, November 10, 2017
- Heat, August 18, 2017
- Heat, July 21, 2017
- Heat, July 20, 2017
- Heat, July 14, 2017
- Heat, July 13, 2017
- Flood, July 6, 2017
- Tornado, May 30, 2017
- Winter Storm, March 13, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 2017
- Hail, February 25, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, November 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 29, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2016
- Heat, August 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2016
- Excessive Heat, August 13, 2016
- Heat, August 12, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2016
- Heat, July 23, 2016
- Hail, July 18, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2016
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 9, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 24, 2016
- Flash Flood, February 24, 2016
- Ice Storm, February 14, 2016
- Dense Fog, February 3, 2016
- Blizzard, January 22, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2016
- Dense Fog, December 31, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 25, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 22, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 9, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 9, 2015
- Dense Fog, November 2, 2015
- Frost/Freeze, October 18, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2015
- Hail, June 25, 2015
- Hail, June 23, 2015
- Tornado, June 20, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2015
- Dense Fog, March 11, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2015
- Dense Fog, March 2, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 16, 2014
- Dense Fog, November 11, 2014
- Frost/Freeze, November 2, 2014
- Dense Fog, October 13, 2014
- Flood, August 18, 2014
- Hail, July 9, 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 Weather, February 25, 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
- Dense Fog, August 20, 2013
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2013
- Heat, July 18, 2013
- Dense Fog, July 14, 2013
- Hail, June 28, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2013
- Dense Fog, May 8, 2013
- Tornado, April 19, 2013
- Dense Fog, April 1, 2013
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Stafford CountyEvery warning in Stafford 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.