Storm History: Sussex County, Virginia

Events

330

Deaths

4

Injuries

11

Damage

$11 million

Episodes

255

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.

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• Tornado, February 24, 20163 deaths · 8 injured · $2.6 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, December 31, 20081 death · $2,000 · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, September 15, 1999$5.4 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 24, 20163 deaths · 8 injured · $2.6 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 27, 2011$1.1 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 6, 1993$500,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 19783 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 14, 1986$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 6, 2006$110,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, October 8, 2016$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 2019$100,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2025$47,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events here
• Ice Storm, February 13, 2021$40,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2026$32,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2006$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 13, 1975$25,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 2014$25,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 9, 2003$20,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 11, 2006$20,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2016$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2019$17,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 18, 2021$15,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, May 1, 1997$10,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 6, 19772.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 2016$6,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 12, 2010$4,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 17, 2000$5,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 19912 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 23, 19742 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 2013$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 24, 2011$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 7, 20041.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 17, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 2000$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 1998$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 19771.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, August 6, 1993$500,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 24, 20163 deaths · 8 injured · $2.6 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 19783 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 1984F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 14, 1986$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 18, 1990F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 2008$1,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 2011$1,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2019$17,000 · EF2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Sussex County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2026$32,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, September 27, 20253 events here
• Flash Flood, August 14, 20252 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20251 event here
• Hail, July 18, 2025$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 20255 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2025$47,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20252 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 23, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025$2,000 · 54 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2025$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 20251 event here
• Hail, May 5, 2025$5,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, March 16, 20252 events here
• Tornado, March 5, 2025$1,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 19, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 20245 events here
• Heavy Rain, September 16, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2024$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2024$4,000 · 53 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2024$2,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 2024$2,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 20242 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 9, 2024$1,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 22, 20231 event here
• Tornado, November 11, 2022EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2022$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2022$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 3, 20221 event here
• Hail, August 22, 2021$2,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20213 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2021$2,000 · 77 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 18, 2021$15,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 13, 2021$40,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 30, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20211 event here
• Heavy Rain, December 24, 20201 event here
• Flood, November 12, 20201 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 11, 20201 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 11, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 20201 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 17, 20201 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 9, 20201 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 15, 20201 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 3, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2020$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20201 event here
• Tornado, October 31, 2019$2,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 20, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2019$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, August 16, 20191 event here
• Hail, August 7, 2019$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2019$2,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2019$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 2019$100,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2019$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2019$17,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 15, 2019$1,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20181 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 11, 20181 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2018$12,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 20181 event here
• Hail, May 10, 2018$5,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 12, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 17, 20181 event here
• Tornado, January 12, 2018$2,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 3, 20181 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 29, 20171 event here
• Tornado, August 7, 2017EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20171 event here
• Flood, October 8, 2016$100,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 8, 20161 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 19, 20161 event here
• Hail, July 19, 2016$6,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2016$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2016$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 3, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 5, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20161 event here
• Tornado, February 24, 20163 deaths · 8 injured · $2.6 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 14, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, February 12, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 9, 20151 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2015$3,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 26, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 14, 20151 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 8, 20141 event here
• Flood, July 24, 2014$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 2014$25,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Heavy Rain, May 15, 20141 event here
• Hail, May 5, 20141.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 20141 event here
• Tornado, February 21, 2014$4,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20141 event here
• Tornado, January 11, 2014$5,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 2013$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20131 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 25, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2012$2,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 5, 20121 event here
• Tornado, June 30, 2012EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012$1,000 · 64 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 2012$2,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, September 7, 20111 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 27, 2011$1.1 million · 1 event here
• Flood, August 27, 20111 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2011$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2011$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20111 event here
• Hail, June 28, 2011$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 2011$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 16, 2011$1,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 6, 2011$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 25, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 16, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 13, 20101 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 29, 20101 event here
• Hail, August 12, 2010$4,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 5, 2010$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 2010$2,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, March 28, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, March 2, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 18, 20091 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 11, 20091 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2009$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 2009$3,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 20, 2009EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20091 event here
• Strong Wind, December 31, 20081 death · $2,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, December 10, 20081 event here
• Tornado, September 26, 2008$2,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Heavy Rain, September 6, 20081 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2008$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 2008$1,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 8, 2008$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 14, 20081 event here
• Strong Wind, February 10, 2008$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20081 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 24, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20071 event here
• Flash Flood, October 6, 2006$110,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 24, 2006$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2006$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2006$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 14, 2006$2,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 11, 2006$20,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 17, 20051 event here
• Winter Weather, March 8, 20051 event here
• Winter Weather, February 3, 20051 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20051 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, December 26, 20041 event here
• Winter Weather, December 19, 20041 event here
• Hail, July 7, 20041.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 2004$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20041 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 10, 20031 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 18, 20031 event here
• Hail, July 22, 2003$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 2003$20,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 23, 2003$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20031 event here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20031 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, December 4, 20021 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 14, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2002$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 2002$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 2002$2,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 20021 event here
• Winter Storm, February 22, 20011 event here
• Flash Flood, September 3, 20001 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20001 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 20001 event here
• Hail, May 27, 2000$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 17, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 17, 2000$5,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20001 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20001 event here
• High Wind, September 16, 1999$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 15, 1999$5.4 million · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 1, 19991 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 1999$3,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 7, 1999$2,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 23, 19981 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 1998$3,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 16, 1998$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, February 4, 19981 event here
• Heavy Rain, January 27, 19981 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 8, 1998$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 1997$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 1997$10,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tropical Storm, October 7, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 1996$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1996$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1996$3,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 19960.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1996$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 19961 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1996$2,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 19960.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, May 18, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 1996$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 1996$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 1996$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 7, 19961 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 19961 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 19, 19961 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 19961 event here
• Tornado, October 5, 1995F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 19951 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 1995$5,000 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 11, 199550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 19950.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 6, 1993$500,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 1993$500 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 19912 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 18, 1990F3 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 7, 19901 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 12, 1990F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 14, 1986$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 1984F3 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 19801 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

• 1978
• 1977
• 1975
• 1974

Tornadoes in Sussex CountyEvery warning in Sussex County since 1986Every county in Virginia

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.