Tornado History Map

Stafford County, Virginia tornado history

19 tornadoes recorded in or across Stafford County from 1960 to 2024, 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 Stafford County

The Storm Prediction Center records 19 tornadoes whose paths touched Stafford County, Virginia between 1960 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is July, with 6 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF2 on 8 May 2008. The most recent was on 8 August 2024.

  • 19tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 706per 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 Stafford County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0947%
F1 / EF1947%
F2 / EF215%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Stafford County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 9 in 2000s.1960s11970s11990s52000s92010s22020s1

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s1
1970s1
1990s5
2000s9
2010s2
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in Jul.Jan0Feb1Mar0Apr1May2Jun2Jul6Aug1Sep5Oct1Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb1
Mar0
Apr1
May2
Jun2
Jul6
Aug1
Sep5
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Stafford County

  • Strongest: Virginia tornado8 May 2008, EF2, 3.4 miles long
  • Longest path: Virginia tornado24 July 1999, F1, 18 miles long
  • Most recent: Virginia tornado8 August 2024, EF1, 6.9 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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