NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Troutville, VA
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
12 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Troutville, Virginia since 1851, 1 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Zeta in 2020. Since 1950, 19 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 1
- Tropical storms
- 11
- Tornadoes
- 19
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Troutville
The strongest storm to pass near Troutville was an unnamed storm in 1896, a Category 1 hurricane with 76 mph winds when its centre passed 56 miles away. The record near Troutville begins with an unnamed storm in 1878; the most recent system was Zeta in 2020, a tropical storm 25 miles away. The 1890s and the 1950s were the busiest decades, with 2 systems each. Of the 12 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 364 Virginia cities on this site, 74% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Troutville. The highest rating among the 19 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2, reached 5 times; the most recent, on September 17, 2004, came within 13 miles. Of the 19, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 12 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 6. The most recent tornado was on September 27, 2024. Of the 364 Virginia cities, 78% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Troutville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 88 times since 1984, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Troutville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 78% of the 364 Virginia cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Troutville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1996 | FranSep 6 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 5 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1955 | DianeAug 18 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 18 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 4 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormOct 12 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormSep 30 | 56 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormSep 13 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Troutville: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Troutville
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s5
- 2000s4
- 1990s4
- 1970s1
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2004 | F2 | 13 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 15, 1996 | F2 | 19 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 9, 1996 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 4, 1974 | F2 | 8 mi | 6.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 17, 1953 | F2 | 17 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | EF1 | 20 mi | 1.24 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 2024 | EF1 | 13 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 2019 | EF1 | 16 mi | 2.22 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 19, 2018 | EF1 | 21 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 15, 2018 | EF1 | 18 mi | 0.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 15, 2018 | EF1 | 11 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 4, 2003 | F1 | 6 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 19, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Troutville
The Storm Prediction Center has 88 hail reports within 10 miles of Troutville since 1984, made on 62 separate days. Of these, 49 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on July 2, 2002. The most recent report is from May 22, 2024. June has the most reports, 25.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Troutville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Roanoke 8 N, VA, 5 miles southwest of Troutville at 1,157 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 46°F and 25°F. June is the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.7 inches; the year adds up to 45.7 inches over 81 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 53% of the year's precipitation (24.2 of 45.7 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 12 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (5); a normal September there has highs of 79°F and 4.3 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 28 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 98 nights a year. Snowfall averages 11.4 inches a year, most of it in February. That 45.7 inches is more than at 53 of the 109 Virginia stations used on this site (49%). Fincastle, 6 miles north, has its own station (Buchanan, VA): 43.5 inches a year, 2.2 less than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46 | 25 | 3.3 | 6 | 2.8 |
| Feb | 49 | 27 | 2.7 | 5 | 4.8 |
| Mar | 58 | 33 | 3.8 | 7 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 68 | 42 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.1 |
| May | 76 | 51 | 4.4 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 60 | 5.2 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 64 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 63 | 3.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 56 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 69 | 45 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 58 | 34 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 49 | 29 | 3.3 | 7 | 2.7 |
| Year | 67 | 44 | 45.7 | 81 | 11.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Roanoke 8 N, VA (1,157 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Troutville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 224 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Troutville: 158 thunderstorm wind reports, 26 flash floods, 16 floods, 16 heavy rain events and 8 lightning strikes. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $4.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on May 9, 2003. Of the 364 Virginia cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 224 have had fewer than Troutville.
March 10, 2011: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Troutville — $1.1 million damage.
June 29, 2012: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Troutville — $750,000 damage.
June 16, 2025: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Troutville — $500,000 damage.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Troutville's ZIP code 24175 have filed 27 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $178,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1985: 12 claims (44% of all) and $139,000. 52% 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, 59 have fewer than Troutville.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1985 | 12 | $139,000 |
Botetourt County, which includes Troutville, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 hurricanes, 5 severe storms, 4 floods, 4 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, on April 4, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Botetourt County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $9.0 million a year, the 64th highest of 133 Virginia counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.0 million (78%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.