Tornado History Map

Northumberland County, Virginia tornado history

11 tornadoes recorded in or across Northumberland County from 1969 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 Northumberland County

The Storm Prediction Center records 11 tornadoes whose paths touched Northumberland County, Virginia between 1969 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 3 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF2 on 4 August 2020. The most recent was on 3 April 2024.

  • 11tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 14injuries
  • 575per 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 Northumberland County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0218%
F1 / EF1655%
F2 / EF2327%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Northumberland County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 2020s.1960s11980s21990s22000s12010s12020s4

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
1980s2
1990s2
2000s1
2010s1
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in May.Jan1Feb0Mar0Apr2May3Jun0Jul1Aug3Sep1Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb0
Mar0
Apr2
May3
Jun0
Jul1
Aug3
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Northumberland County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Virginia tornado4 August 2020, EF2, 5 injuries, 15.6 miles long
  • Most recent: Virginia tornado3 April 2024, EF1, 5.8 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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