Fluvanna County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Fluvanna County: 0.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Every storm within 100 miles

1. Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 to 2025.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

River crests

River gauges

1. Crests are the highest and the recent crests the National Weather Service lists for each river gauge in the county that has a flood stage, not every flood. Flood categories use each gauge's current flood stages; crests from before levees, dams or channel changes may not be comparable. Crests measured on an old datum are left out of the rankings.

NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge records, retrieved October 30, 2026.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

Every earthquake of magnitude 4 or more within 50 miles

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the county boundary (or inside the county).
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Feb 24, 2016Tornado$325,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   An EF0 tornado with winds estimated between 75 and 85 mph affected southeast Fluvanna county. The tornado path was about 4.5 miles in length beginning near Winnsville Drive and Tepee Town Road. It extended north northeast across Thessalonia Road and finally lifted after crossing Highway US 15, James Madison Highway, just north of Carys Creek Road. Numerous large trees were uprooted, and several houses received damage to shingles, siding and gutters. A few homes were damaged as trees fell on the homes. Also, one small outbuilding was destroyed near a home along Highway 15.

2. Jun 29, 2012Thunderstorm Wind$300,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous trees and power lines were downed. Structural damage also occurred.

3. May 22, 2000Thunderstorm Wind$140,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A thunderstorm with large hail and damaging winds began affecting Fluvanna county around 400 PM EDT. At the Courthouse Green complex, three county owned vehicles were damaged when a large tree fell across them. Six windows at a county office building were damaged by golf ball size hail; eighteen other windows were broken in Pleasant Grove. Numerous trees were blown down in the county, including one which blocked Route 53 for a short time, causing a traffic accident. A trained weather spotter reported one inch diameter hail falling in Palmyra at 410 PM EDT. Newspaper reports indicate hail damage to vehicles was widespread across the county.

4. May 13, 2000Thunderstorm Wind$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Widespread wind damage in Palmyra was reported by spotters, emergency management, and local news media. Widespread power outages also occurred. Hail was reported in Palmyra up to 1.00 inch in diameter.

5. Feb 13, 2021Ice Storm, Fluvanna$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Freezing rain or freezing drizzle resulted in significant ice accretion between 0.30 inch and 0.50 inch across the county. Numerous trees and power lines were downed, with widespread power outages reported due to the ice accretion.

6. Sep 18, 2003Tropical Storm, Fluvanna$36,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Tropical Storm Isabel produced tropical storm force sustained winds and wind gusts over the piedmont of central and south central Virginia, as it crossed the Wakefield WFO county warning area. Isabel made landfall near Ocracoke Inlet in North Carolina, tracked northwest into central Virginia just west of Richmond, then continued northward into western Pennsylvania. The highest sustained wind speed recorded was 38 mph at Richmond International Airport. The highest gusts recorded were 73 mph at Richmond International Airport, 63 mph at WWBT-TV, and 53 mph at Chase City in Mecklenburg county. Approximately several thousand persons were evacuated and housed in numerous shelters across…

7. May 4, 2021Thunderstorm Wind$30,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Roof was blown off of a barn, a porch roof was lifted, siding was damaged, and numerous trees were downed.

8. Feb 18, 2021Winter Storm, Fluvanna$30,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Ice accretions between 0.20 inch and 0.30 inch, along with sleet accumulations between 0.5 inch and 1.5 inches were reported. Several trees and power lines were downed, with numerous power outages reported.

9. May 4, 2021Thunderstorm Wind$30,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous trees were downed across roads, on houses, and on vehicles. Multiple power lines were downed around Lake Monticello.

10. Jan 30, 2000Ice Storm, Fluvanna$25,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    An ice storm affected a large portion of central and eastern Virginia with ice accumulations of up to one-half inch. Freezing rain mixed with sleet and snow spread over the area during the morning hours. Freezing rain then mixed with rain during the afternoon and evening along the eastern counties of Prince George, Charles City, New Kent, King William, King and Queen, Essex, Richmond, and Westmoreland. Farther west, freezing rain fell for most of the day with general accumulations from one-fourth to one-half inch. At one point, 300,000 people were without power in the Richmond vicinity due to the weight of ice downing trees and power lines. One Richmond TV station was knocked off…

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

106°FJul 8, 2012

All-time low

−6°FJan 17, 1982

Warmest night

88°FJul 21, 1957

Coldest day

10°FFeb 18, 1979

Wettest day

9.21 inOct 5, 1972

Snowiest day

11.0 inJan 29, 1966

Hottest year

2023mean 60.7°F

Coldest year

1967mean 54.9°F

Wettest year

200368.68 in

Driest year

198814.90 in

Station Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (USW00093736), 631 ft elevation, 19.1 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1955 to October 26, 2026; 99.8% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

Neighbouring counties

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USW00093736.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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