NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Woodstock, 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
18 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Woodstock, Virginia since 1851, 3 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isabel in 2003. Since 1950, 22 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 3
- Tropical storms
- 15
- Tornadoes
- 22
- 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 Woodstock
The strongest storm to pass near Woodstock was an unnamed storm in 1878, a Category 1 hurricane with 92 mph winds when its centre passed 71 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1893, whose centre came within 23 miles. The record near Woodstock begins with an unnamed storm in 1876; the most recent system was Isabel in 2003, a tropical storm 27 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 4 systems, one of them at hurricane strength. Of the 18 systems, one has come since 2000. Woodstock has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 33% of the 364 Virginia cities on this site. The highest rating among the 22 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2 or EF2, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 28, 2011, came within 3 miles. Of the 22, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 13 have come since 2000. April and June have had the most tornadoes, 5 each. The most recent tornado was on May 30, 2025. Of the 364 Virginia cities, 71% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Woodstock. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 25 times since 1975, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 364 Virginia cities, 79% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Woodstock.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Woodstock
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | IsabelSep 19 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1955 | DianeAug 18 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1954 | HazelOct 15 | 51 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 19 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormAug 24 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 20 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 4 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormSep 30 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 23 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 14 | 23 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormOct 13 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 71 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormSep 13 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormSep 18 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Woodstock: 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 Woodstock
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s3
- 2000s8
- 1990s5
- 1980s1
- 1970s2
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2011 | EF2 | 3 mi | 33.51 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 28, 2002 | F2 | 14 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 3, 2009 | EF1 | 20 mi | 1.67 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 17, 2004 | F1 | 17 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 27, 2001 | F1 | 21 mi | 5.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 1997 | F1 | 13 mi | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 24, 1996 | F1 | 24 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 27, 1993 | F1 | 21 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 1993 | F1 | 23 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 2, 1986 | F1 | 24 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 21, 1976 | F1 | 25 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1962 | F1 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 22, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Woodstock
The Storm Prediction Center has 25 hail reports within 10 miles of Woodstock since 1975, made on 21 separate days. Of these, 20 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on September 27, 2012. The most recent report is from September 8, 2023. June and July have the most reports, 7 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Woodstock
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Woodstock 2 NE, VA, 3 miles east of Woodstock at 675 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 42°F and 21°F. May and September are the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.3 inches; the year adds up to 39.4 inches over 74 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 53% of the year's precipitation (21.0 of 39.4 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 18 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (7); a normal September there has highs of 79°F and 4.4 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 23 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 123 nights a year. Snowfall averages 23.7 inches a year, most of it in January. That 39.4 inches is more than at 2 of the 109 Virginia stations used on this site (2%). Edinburg, 6 miles southwest, has its own station (Edinburg, VA): 37.3 inches a year, 2.1 less than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42 | 21 | 2.9 | 6 | 7.4 |
| Feb | 46 | 23 | 2.3 | 5 | 6.9 |
| Mar | 54 | 30 | 3.2 | 6 | 3.6 |
| Apr | 65 | 39 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 73 | 49 | 4.4 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 58 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 63 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 61 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 54 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 68 | 42 | 2.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 56 | 31 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 46 | 25 | 2.8 | 5 | 5.1 |
| Year | 65 | 41 | 39.4 | 74 | 23.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Woodstock 2 NE, VA (675 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 Woodstock
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 205 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Woodstock: 115 thunderstorm wind reports, 76 floods, 13 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $3.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on August 7, 2019. July has had the most flash floods, 5 of 13. Of the 364 Virginia cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 114 have had fewer than Woodstock.
September 29, 2016: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Woodstock — 1 killed.
NWS: “A tree fell onto a pickup truck. One fatality was reported.”
July 13, 2015: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Woodstock — $2.1 million damage.
NWS: “Numerous streets flooded and closed in Woodstock including Main Street and multiple sections on Route 11. There was a car stalled out in water near the intersection of Main Street and Indian Springs Road.”
July 28, 2023: thunderstorm wind in Woodstock — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Several trees snapped and trucks were off the road due to high thunderstorm winds on I-81 near Woodstock. Dozens of trees were blown down in the area.”
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 Woodstock's ZIP code 22664 have filed 31 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1985, and were paid $1.2 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Fran in 1996: 10 claims (32% of all) and $536,000. 74% 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, 72 have fewer than Woodstock.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Fran1996 | 10 | $536,000 |
Shenandoah County, which includes Woodstock, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 hurricanes, 4 floods, 4 severe storms, 4 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 2, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Shenandoah County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and strong wind; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $18.7 million a year, the 28th highest of 133 Virginia counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $13.7 million (73%), 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.
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