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Fluvanna County, Virginia severe weather history spans 189 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 65.6% of all recorded events. It ranks #2,505 nationally and #85 in Virginia.
189
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.6M
Property damage
The record
What the Fluvanna County, Virginia severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Fluvanna County, Virginia severe weather history averages 2.8 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2010s, with 60 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 11 events fall before 1990 and 178 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Fluvanna County, Virginia record is thunderstorm wind, responsible for 1 direct deaths. The costliest is thunderstorm wind, with $909K 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 Fluvanna County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 124 | 1 | $909K | 60 | 1958–2025 |
| Heavy Rain | 23 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1998–2024 |
| Hail | 22 | 0 | $0 | 1.75 | 1985–2024 |
| Tornado | 10 | 0 | $638K | F3 | 1959–2022 |
| Flash Flood | 5 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2018–2025 |
| Flood | 4 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2015–2020 |
| Dust Devil | 1 | 0 | $5K | 0 | 2005–2005 |
Decade by decade
Fluvanna County, Virginia severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
9 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 9 touched down inside it and 0 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-09-30 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 2022-06-16 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 21.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1983-08-23 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 1970-07-02 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 2022-06-16 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 23.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 2016-02-24 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 mi | Touched down here |
| 2011-09-05 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 mi | Touched down here |
| 2006-05-11 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2004-09-08 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Fluvanna County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 1 | 0 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
An EF0 tornado with winds estimated between 75 and 85 mph affected southeast Fluvanna county. The tornado path was about 4.5 miles in length beginning near Winnsville Drive and Tepee Town Road. It extended north northeast across Thessalonia Road and finally lifted after crossing Highway US 15, James Madison Highway, just north of Carys Creek Road. Numerous large trees were uprooted, and several houses received damage to shingles, siding and gutters. A few homes were damaged as trees fell on the homes. Also, one small outbuilding was destroyed near a home along Highway 15.
A thunderstorm with large hail and damaging winds began affecting Fluvanna county around 400 PM EDT. At the Courthouse Green complex, three county owned vehicles were damaged when a large tree fell across them. Six windows at a county office building were damaged by golf ball size hail; eighteen other windows were broken in Pleasant Grove. Numerous trees were blown down in the county, including one which blocked Route 53 for a short time, causing a traffic accident. A trained weather spotter reported one inch diameter hail falling in Palmyra at 410 PM EDT. Newspaper reports indicate hail damage to vehicles was widespread across the county.
A second tornado in Fluvanna, Goochland and Powhatan counties developed from a second circulation behind the initial tornado. The track paralleled the EF1 tornado with damage noted from south of Kent Store to south of Maidens and into northern Powhatan county. Several trees were uprooted or snapped, and there was minor structural damage in Fluvanna county. The tornado tracked from Fluvanna county into Goochland county.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
28,092
Population (ACS)
$314K
Median home value
23
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2026 | Winter Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | EM |
| Mar 11, 2022 | Severe Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM | DR |
| Apr 2, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
| Dec 18, 2018 | Hurricane | TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL | DR |
| Sep 11, 2018 | Hurricane | HURRICANE FLORENCE | EM |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Fluvanna County, Virginia?
189 events are on record between 1958 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths and $1.6M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Fluvanna County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 124 recorded events — 65.6% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Fluvanna County?
9 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 9 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Fluvanna County?
23 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Fluvanna County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Fluvanna County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Fluvanna County as very low risk, placing it in the 13 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Fluvanna 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
- Floyd County 207
- Franklin County 760
- Fauquier County 787
- Frederick County 514
- Fairfax County 1,489
- Giles County 294
Cite this page
“Fluvanna County, Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/virginia/fluvanna-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.