Storm History: Tazewell County, Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Tazewell 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
- 567
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 10
- Damage
- $62 million
- Episodes
- 374
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 150 | 0 | 0 | $26 million |
| Hail | 124 | 0 | 7 | $1.1 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 68 | 0 | 0 | $592,000 |
| High Wind | 48 | 0 | 1 | $770,000 |
| Winter Storm | 42 | 0 | 0 | $96,000 |
| Flood | 35 | 0 | 0 | $6.2 million |
| Heavy Snow | 23 | 1 | 0 | |
| Drought | 22 | 0 | 0 | $8.0 million |
| Tornado | 13 | 1 | 0 | $19 million |
| Debris Flow | 11 | 0 | 0 | $35,000 |
| Winter Weather | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $42,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avalanche | 2 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, September 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2001
- Flood, November 19, 2003
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2015
- Drought, July 10, 2007
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2020
- Flash Flood, November 19, 2003
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2002
- Hail, July 4, 1997
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 1998
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2023
- Flash Flood, January 27, 1996
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2020
- Hail, June 4, 2016
- High Wind, February 16, 1998
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2002
- Hail, June 23, 2016
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Hail, June 30, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2011
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Hail, June 3, 1998
- Flash Flood, September 24, 2024
- Hail, March 18, 2021
- Hail, May 2, 2016
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Hail, April 9, 2011
- Hail, May 24, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2011
- Hail, June 28, 2011
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 21, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2025
- Hail, May 16, 2025
- Avalanche, February 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Flood, February 1, 2025
- Flood, January 31, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- High Wind, December 31, 2024
- Winter Storm, November 21, 2024
- Tornado, September 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 24, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2024
- Hail, August 30, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Hail, April 16, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 12, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2024
- High Wind, January 10, 2024
- Debris Flow, July 19, 2023
- Hail, June 4, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2023
- Hail, May 16, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- High Wind, March 25, 2023
- High Wind, March 3, 2023
- Debris Flow, March 3, 2023
- Flood, February 16, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2022
- Hail, June 17, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2022
- Flood, May 23, 2022
- Tornado, May 6, 2022
- High Wind, March 30, 2022
- High Wind, March 26, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2022
- Flood, January 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2021
- Hail, March 18, 2021
- Flood, March 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2020
- Debris Flow, July 30, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2020
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2019
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Flood, February 20, 2019
- High Wind, February 20, 2019
- High Wind, January 23, 2019
- Heavy Rain, January 23, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Flood, December 19, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2018
- Ice Storm, November 14, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2018
- Debris Flow, September 10, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2018
- Strong Wind, April 23, 2018
- Flood, April 15, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2018
- High Wind, March 1, 2018
- Flood, February 10, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2018
- Strong Wind, October 9, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2017
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2017
- Hail, March 1, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2016
- Hail, June 23, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2016
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Hail, June 4, 2016
- Hail, May 2, 2016
- Avalanche, April 2, 2016
- Hail, March 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2016
- High Wind, November 18, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2015
- Hail, June 21, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2015
- Flood, March 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- High Wind, January 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2014
- Strong Wind, November 24, 2014
- High Wind, November 20, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 14, 2014
- Hail, June 10, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 13, 2014
- High Wind, March 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- High Wind, January 25, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2014
- Ice Storm, December 8, 2013
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2013
- Hail, July 18, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2013
- High Wind, February 26, 2013
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2013
- High Wind, December 26, 2012
- High Wind, December 20, 2012
- Winter Storm, October 28, 2012
- Hail, October 18, 2012
- Strong Wind, September 18, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2012
- Hail, July 5, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 30, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2012
- Flood, April 26, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, March 27, 2012
- Hail, March 2, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2012
- Hail, August 14, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2011
- Hail, June 28, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2011
- Hail, May 24, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2011
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Hail, April 25, 2011
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Hail, April 9, 2011
- Tornado, April 8, 2011
- High Wind, March 9, 2011
- Flash Flood, February 28, 2011
- High Wind, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 12, 2010
- Blizzard, December 4, 2010
- Flash Flood, December 1, 2010
- Flash Flood, November 30, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2010
- Hail, May 15, 2010
- Hail, May 14, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2010
- Blizzard, February 9, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- High Wind, January 24, 2010
- High Wind, December 25, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- High Wind, December 2, 2009
- High Wind, November 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2009
- Hail, September 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2009
- Hail, July 9, 2009
- Hail, July 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2009
- Hail, June 2, 2009
- Hail, May 8, 2009
- High Wind, April 3, 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
- Drought, August 19, 2008
- Hail, July 23, 2008
- Hail, June 27, 2008
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Hail, June 10, 2008
- High Wind, May 11, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2008
- High Wind, February 10, 2008
- Drought, February 1, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 30, 2008
- Drought, January 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2008
- High Wind, December 23, 2007
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Drought, August 14, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2007
- Drought, July 10, 2007
- Hail, June 24, 2007
- Hail, June 19, 2007
- Hail, June 15, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2007
- Hail, June 8, 2007
- Hail, June 5, 2007
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Tazewell CountyEvery warning in Tazewell 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.