Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Churchville, VA

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Staunton Wtp, VA, 8 miles southeast of Churchville at 169 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 42°F and 25°F. July and September are the wettest at 4.2 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.4 inches; the year adds up to 40.8 inches over 76 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 53% of the year's precipitation (21.7 of 40.8 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 14 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (5); a normal September there has highs of 77°F and 4.2 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 11 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 106 nights a year. Snowfall averages 21.6 inches a year, most of it in February. That 40.8 inches is more than at 9 of the 109 Virginia stations used on this site (8%). Bridgewater, 14 miles northeast, has its own station (Dale Enterprise, VA): 38.9 inches a year, 1.9 less than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 84°F.

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 149 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Churchville: 96 thunderstorm wind reports, 41 floods and 12 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 98 mph, on July 6, 2022. Of the 364 Virginia cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 101 have had fewer than Churchville.

Flood insurance policyholders in Churchville's ZIP code 24421 have filed 45 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1992, and were paid $487,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Fran in 1996: 38 claims (84% of all) and $436,000. 89% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 183 Virginia cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 89 have fewer than Churchville.