Waterspout in Virginia
Every waterspout event the National Weather Service has filed in Virginia, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
The most significant on the map
The most significant waterspout episodes in Virginia.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 23
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Virginia, July 30, 2000A small tornado touched down in a trailer park. The tornado briefly kicked up dust and debris before dissipating, but no damage occurred.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 16, 2000A waterspout briefly touched down on White Stone Beach. No damage was reported.
- Hail and Waterspout in Virginia, May 10, 2000Waterspout was reported over the Rappahannock River.
- Waterspouts in Virginia, July 30, 1997Several waterspouts were reported just north of Norfolk over the southern Chesapeake Bay.
- Waterspouts in Virginia, August 20, 2000A waterspout formed just off Gwynn's Island, then dissipated.
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Virginia, June 19, 2000Lightning struck the top of the Tubular Fabricators Industry building on the corner of Wythe and Guarantee Streets. The lightning knocked bricks off the building onto the parking lot and several cars.
- Tornadoes and Waterspout in Virginia, July 14, 2000A waterspout moved onshore at the NorView Marina then dissipated. No damage was reported.
- Waterspouts in Virginia, October 9, 2000A waterspout formed off Ocean View Beach, then quickly dissipated.
- Waterspout in Virginia, September 4, 1996An isolated low-topped thunderstorm produced a waterspout along the tidal Potomac River between Stafford and King George Counties, and west of Charles Co in Maryland.
- Waterspout in Virginia, August 6, 1997Waterspout was reported just south of Newport News near the James River Bridge.
- Waterspout in Virginia, April 8, 2000Norfolk emergency manager reported a waterspout north of Ocean View.
- Waterspout in Virginia, August 25, 2000Waterspout in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay a few miles east of New Point Comfort
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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.