Tornado History Map

Hampton city, Virginia tornado history

8 tornadoes recorded in or across Hampton city from 1979 to 2014, 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 Hampton city

The Storm Prediction Center records 8 tornadoes whose paths touched Hampton city, Virginia between 1979 and 2014. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is August, with 3 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 4 September 1999. The most recent was on 11 January 2014.

  • 8tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 25injuries
  • 1,555per 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 Hampton city?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0450%
F1 / EF1225%
F2 / EF2225%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Hampton city tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in 1990s.1970s11990s32000s22010s2

The 2010s only run to 2014, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1970s1
1990s3
2000s2
2010s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in Aug.Jan1Feb0Mar0Apr0May0Jun1Jul0Aug3Sep3Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun1
Jul0
Aug3
Sep3
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Hampton city

  • Strongest: Virginia tornado4 September 1999, F2, 6 injuries, 1 mile long
  • Longest path: Virginia tornado6 August 1993, F1, 10 injuries, 12 miles long
  • Most recent: Virginia tornado11 January 2014, EF0, 1.1 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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