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Appomattox County, Virginia severe weather history spans 269 recorded events between 1951 and 2026. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 65.8% of all recorded events. It ranks #1,971 nationally and #55 in Virginia.
269
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
7
Direct injuries
$13.0M
Property damage
The record
What the Appomattox County, Virginia severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Appomattox County, Virginia severe weather history averages 3.6 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2020s, with 108 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 14 events fall before 1990 and 255 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Appomattox County, Virginia record is tornado, responsible for 1 direct deaths. The costliest is tornado, with $11.2M in reported property damage. In total, 7 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Appomattox County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 177 | 0 | $540K | 70 | 1958–2026 |
| Hail | 38 | 0 | $2K | 2 | 1959–2025 |
| Flash Flood | 34 | 0 | $1.2M | 0 | 1996–2025 |
| Flood | 7 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2018–2023 |
| Heavy Rain | 7 | 0 | $5K | 0 | 2018–2021 |
| Tornado | 3 | 1 | $11.2M | F1 | 1951–2016 |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | $18K | 0 | 2013–2019 |
Decade by decade
Appomattox County, Virginia severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
5 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-24 | EF3 | 1 | 7 | 16.9 mi | Touched down here |
| 1960-09-10 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2008-05-08 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 mi | Touched down here |
| 1951-02-01 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2016-02-24 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 mi | Crossed in |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Appomattox County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2016 | Tornado | SPRING MILLS | 1 | 7 | $11.2M |
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 just outside Appomattox county in Campbell county, then traveled 16 miles northeast across Appomattox county. At its peak, this tornado reached EF-3 intensity, which was the first EF-3 tornado or stronger in the month of February in the NWS Blacksburg forecast area. For Appomattox County, this was only the third tornado on record since 1950, and the only tornado rated EF-3 or higher.||The tornado passed just southeast of the town of Appomattox, impacting the community of Evergreen before lifting near Holiday Lake State Park. The fatality and all the injuries occurred in Evergreen, when the tornado was at its greatest intensity.||Thirty structures were completely destroyed and 160 others were damaged, mostly in the Evergreen area. There were also 7 injuries and 1 fatality from this tornado. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted.
Appomattox County was included in a Presidential Major Disaster declaration due mainly to the severe flooding associated with Tropical Storm Michael. Purdums Branch was several feet out of its banks and flooding apartments along Red House Road. In the town of Appomattox, a woman and boy were rescued after fast-moving water trapped the two in a creek behind their home on Church Street. A team of about 17 first responders with the Concord Appomattox Swiftwater Team responded to the rescue effort around 4:45 PM Local time. The two victims were quickly pulled from the waters without injury according to news reports.
Thunderstorm winds downed a power line that fell across Watt Abbitt Road, blew a portion of a roof off two barns and onto Wagon Wheel Road, and blew a tree down on a shed with a vehicle parked inside it. Damage values are estimated.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
16,610
Population (ACS)
$208K
Median home value
26
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 |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Tropical Storm | TROPICAL STORM HELENE | DR |
| Mar 11, 2022 | Severe Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM | DR |
| May 10, 2021 | Severe Ice Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORMS | DR |
| Apr 2, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Appomattox County, Virginia?
269 events are on record between 1951 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths and $13.0M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Appomattox County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 177 recorded events — 65.8% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Appomattox County?
5 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 4 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Appomattox County?
26 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Appomattox County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Appomattox County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Appomattox County as very low risk, placing it in the 5 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Appomattox 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
- Amherst County 321
- Arlington County 251
- Amelia County 242
- Augusta County 535
- Alleghany County 179
- Bath County 166
Cite this page
“Appomattox County, Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/virginia/appomattox-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.