Tornado History Map

Frederick County, Virginia tornado history

12 tornadoes recorded in or across Frederick County from 1961 to 2011, 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 Frederick County

The Storm Prediction Center records 12 tornadoes whose paths touched Frederick County, Virginia between 1961 and 2011. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 17 September 2004. The most recent was on 28 April 2011.

  • 12tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 3injuries
  • 290per 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 Frederick County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0650%
F1 / EF1433%
F2 / EF2217%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Frederick County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 1990s.1960s21970s11990s42000s42010s1

The 2010s only run to 2011, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s2
1970s1
1990s4
2000s4
2010s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar1Apr3May0Jun4Jul2Aug0Sep2Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr3
May0
Jun4
Jul2
Aug0
Sep2
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Frederick County

  • Strongest: Virginia tornado17 September 2004, F2, 5 miles long
  • Longest path: Virginia tornado17 September 2004, F1, 2 injuries, 9 miles long
  • Most recent: Virginia tornado28 April 2011, EF0, 4.3 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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