Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit West Point, VA

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is W Pt 2 NW, VA, 2 miles east of West Point at 20 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 49°F and 28°F. July and September are the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.8 inches; the year adds up to 48.1 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 54% of the year's precipitation (26.2 of 48.1 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 57 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (24); a normal September there has highs of 82°F and 4.9 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 50 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 83 nights a year. Snowfall averages 9.6 inches a year, most of it in January. That 48.1 inches is more than at 86 of the 109 Virginia stations used on this site (79%). Toano, 11 miles south, has its own station (Williamsburg 2 N, VA): 51.4 inches a year, 3.3 more than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 90°F.

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 171 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of West Point: 102 thunderstorm wind reports, 47 heavy rain events, 11 floods, 10 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $382,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on July 29, 2021. June has had the most flash floods, 3 of 10. Of the 364 Virginia cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 69 have had fewer than West Point.

Flood insurance policyholders in West Point's ZIP code 23181 have filed 86 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $2.2 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Isabel in 2003: 50 claims (58% of all) and $1.9 million. 88% 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, 124 have fewer than West Point.