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Page County, Virginia severe weather history spans 287 recorded events between 1969 and 2025. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 55.7% of all recorded events. It ranks #1,851 nationally and #49 in Virginia.
287
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$5.6M
Property damage
The record
What the Page County, Virginia severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Page County, Virginia severe weather history averages 5.1 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2010s, with 95 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 5 events fall before 1990 and 282 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is flash flood, with $3.2M in reported property damage. In total, 8 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Page County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 160 | 0 | $1.3M | 78 | 1969–2025 |
| Hail | 42 | 0 | $204K | 2.75 | 1996–2025 |
| Flood | 35 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2009–2025 |
| Flash Flood | 28 | 0 | $3.2M | 0 | 1996–2025 |
| Heavy Rain | 14 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2000–2005 |
| Tornado | 3 | 0 | $850K | F1 | 1993–2025 |
| Wildfire | 3 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1999–2001 |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | $3K | 0 | 2000–2001 |
Decade by decade
Page County, Virginia severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
4 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 3 touched down inside it and 1 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-04-28 | EF2 | 0 | 2 | 4.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 2009-06-03 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 mi | Touched down here |
| 1993-09-27 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 2025-05-30 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 mi | Touched down here |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A tornado touched down at the intersection of Pond Avenue and Dogwood Lane. The path length was one and two-thirds of a mile and the path width was 600 yards. National Weather Service Survey indicated that the tornado was an EF-1 with wind speeds 90 to 100 mph. ||The tornado was responsible for blowing a mobile home off its foundation. A wooden porch overhang on one home was also knocked down. The tornado also blew a roof of a barn on Young Drive and a grain storage device was also blown over. Several trees were down and a large VDOT salt storage garage was unroofed at the interstection of Forest Drive and Painters Woods Road. A carport was knocked down near the intersection of Aylor Grubbs Avenue and Bailey Lane. Several large trees were down near the 700 block of Brady Lane.
An areal survey was conducted in Luray. An intermittent path of damage approximately 3 miles long from the high school to the east was caused by straight line winds from thunderstorm microbursts. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. One home had its tin roof and chimney blown off. Numerous barns and outbuildings were either damaged or destroyed. One mobile home was damaged. Eight parked vehicles had their windows blown out by wind blown rocks. Many power lines were also downed. The strongest wind in Luray destroyed a large well constructed 30 foot by 40 foot barn. Total structural damage by local Emergency Management was estimated to be around $237,000.
Widespread tree damage in the central and northern portions of the county. A metal shed was crushed and blown into the road. A barn north of Luray was destroyed by winds killing two cattle and heavily damaging farm vehicles and equipment. Property damage at the farm was estimated to be around $200 thousand.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
23,727
Population (ACS)
$233K
Median home value
24
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2026 | Winter Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | EM |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Severe Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING | DR |
| Apr 2, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
| Sep 11, 2018 | Hurricane | HURRICANE FLORENCE | EM |
| Mar 7, 2016 | Snowstorm | SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM | DR |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Page County, Virginia?
287 events are on record between 1969 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $5.6M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Page County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 160 recorded events — 55.7% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Page County?
4 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 3 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Page County?
24 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Page County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Page County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Page County as very low risk, placing it in the 38 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Page County, Virginia severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Orange County 486
- Patrick County 421
- Nottoway County 249
- Pittsylvania County 894
- Northumberland County 173
- Powhatan County 192
Cite this page
“Page County, Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/virginia/page-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.