Storm History: Washington County, Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Washington 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
- 402
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 55
- Damage
- $127 million
- Episodes
- 327
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 | 175 | 2 | 3 | $1.4 million |
| Heavy Snow | 55 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Hail | 49 | 0 | 1 | $279,000 |
| Flash Flood | 39 | 0 | 0 | $120 million |
| Tornado | 26 | 5 | 51 | $4.1 million |
| Winter Storm | 22 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Flood | 14 | 0 | 0 | $66,000 |
| High Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | $803,000 |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Winter Weather | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2024
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- Tornado, April 4, 1974
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Hail, June 16, 1995
- Hail, April 30, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 25, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 1995
- Flood, February 14, 2003
- Tornado, March 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2006
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
- Hail, March 21, 2026
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 30, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 19, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 11, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 10, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 15, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2025
- Flood, January 31, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 21, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2024
- High Wind, January 12, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Flood, July 15, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2023
- Flood, February 17, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 12, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2022
- Hail, May 6, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2020
- Strong Wind, April 29, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 13, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2019
- Flood, February 23, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2018
- High Wind, September 15, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2018
- Hail, May 10, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 20, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 30, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2016
- Hail, June 22, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2016
- Hail, March 14, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2015
- Hail, April 25, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2015
- Flood, March 4, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 16, 2015
- Heavy Snow, November 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 4, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 5, 2013
- High Wind, February 26, 2013
- Flood, January 30, 2013
- High Wind, December 26, 2012
- High Wind, December 20, 2012
- Heavy Snow, October 28, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 2012
- Tornado, March 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2011
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 2011
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 2011
- Flood, February 28, 2011
- Ice Storm, December 16, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 12, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 17, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- High Wind, December 25, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 24, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2009
- Tornado, June 16, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2009
- Hail, June 9, 2009
- Hail, February 18, 2009
- Tornado, February 11, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2008
- Hail, June 16, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2008
- Hail, June 10, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 19, 2008
- Tornado, March 4, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2007
- Hail, June 15, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2007
- High Wind, December 1, 2006
- Hail, September 28, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 28, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2006
- Hail, July 18, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2006
- Funnel Cloud, April 7, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2006
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2006
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2006
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2005
- Hail, August 6, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2005
- Hail, May 14, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2005
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2005
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 29, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2004
- Hail, April 13, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2004
- Heavy Snow, December 19, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2003
- Hail, June 11, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2003
- Hail, June 11, 2003
- Flood, April 10, 2003
- Flood, February 21, 2003
- Flood, February 14, 2003
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2003
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2002
- Hail, July 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2002
- Hail, June 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 1, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 2002
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2002
- Flood, March 17, 2002
- Flash Flood, March 17, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2001
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Washington CountyEvery warning in Washington 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.