Tornado History Map

Augusta County, Virginia tornado history

14 tornadoes recorded in or across Augusta County from 1952 to 2022, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Augusta County

The Storm Prediction Center records 14 tornadoes whose paths touched Augusta County, Virginia between 1952 and 2022. They killed 2 people and injured 12. The busiest month is April, with 6 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 4 May 1990. The most recent was on 26 April 2022.

  • 14tornadoes
  • 2deaths
  • 12injuries
  • 145per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Augusta County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0536%
F1 / EF1643%
F2 / EF2321%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Augusta County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in 1990s.1950s21960s11970s21990s32000s12010s32020s2

The 2020s only run to 2022, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s1
1970s2
1990s3
2000s1
2010s3
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in Apr.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr6May2Jun2Jul2Aug1Sep0Oct0Nov1Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr6
May2
Jun2
Jul2
Aug1
Sep0
Oct0
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Augusta County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: Virginia tornado4 May 1990, F2, 2 deaths, 10 injuries, 7 miles long
  • Longest path: Virginia tornado4 April 1974, F1, 15.2 miles long
  • Most recent: Virginia tornado26 April 2022, EF1, 6 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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