Tornado History Map

Spotsylvania County, Virginia tornado history

14 tornadoes recorded in or across Spotsylvania County from 1962 to 2013, 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 Spotsylvania County

The Storm Prediction Center records 14 tornadoes whose paths touched Spotsylvania County, Virginia between 1962 and 2013. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is July, with 3 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 9 August 1962. The most recent was on 13 June 2013.

  • 14tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 349per 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 Spotsylvania County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0750%
F1 / EF1643%
F2 / EF217%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Spotsylvania County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in 1990s.1960s11990s62000s42010s3

The 2010s only run to 2013, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s1
1990s6
2000s4
2010s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in Jul.Jan0Feb1Mar0Apr2May2Jun2Jul3Aug1Sep2Oct1Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb1
Mar0
Apr2
May2
Jun2
Jul3
Aug1
Sep2
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Spotsylvania County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Virginia tornado9 August 1962, F2, 22.2 miles long
  • Most recent: Virginia tornado13 June 2013, EF0, 2.5 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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