Tornado History Map

Pulaski County, Virginia tornado history

5 tornadoes recorded in or across Pulaski County from 2011 to 2019, 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 Pulaski County

The Storm Prediction Center records 5 tornadoes whose paths touched Pulaski County, Virginia between 2011 and 2019. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is April, with 2 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF2 on 8 April 2011. The most recent was on 9 August 2019.

  • 5tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 9injuries
  • 156per 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 Pulaski County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF000%
F1 / EF1480%
F2 / EF2120%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Pulaski County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 2010s.2010s5

The 2010s only run to 2019, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
2010s5
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 2 in Apr.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr2May0Jun0Jul0Aug1Sep0Oct2Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr2
May0
Jun0
Jul0
Aug1
Sep0
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Pulaski County

  • Strongest: Virginia tornado8 April 2011, EF2, 9 injuries, 1.9 miles long
  • Longest path: Virginia tornado8 April 2011, EF1, 3.1 miles long
  • Most recent: Virginia tornado9 August 2019, EF1, 0.3 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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