Tornado History

Gloucester Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Gloucester, Virginia. The records below identify 17 tornadoes from 1975 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of EF3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $8.4M, with 2 deaths and 28 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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17recorded tornadoes
EF3 (Severe damage)highest rating
$8.4Mminimum property damage
March 5, 2025latest tornado
13 milongest listed path
800 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

EF3 April 16, 20112011F1 April 25, 19751975F1 July 15, 19961996EF1 August 4, 20202020F1 September 5, 19791979F1 August 24, 19751975F1 May 24, 19801980EF0 April 27, 20072007EF0 October 11, 20182018EF0 April 19, 20192019F0 March 9, 19981998EF0 April 28, 20082008EF0 March 5, 20252025EF0 October 11, 20182018F0 July 12, 1996F0 July 12, 1996F0 August 14, 1975© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • EF3 (Severe damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)5
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)1
  • F0 (Light damage)4
  • EF0 (Light damage)6

Most Active Years

  • 19753
  • 19963
  • 20182
  • 19791
  • 19801
  • 19981
  • 20071
  • 20081

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
April 16, 2011EF3Gloucester, Virginia13 mi800 yd224$7.7M
April 25, 1975F1Gloucester, Virginia2.7 mi33 yd04$250K
July 15, 1996F1Gloucester, Virginia7 mi100 yd00$100K
August 4, 2020EF1Gloucester, Virginia4.7 mi250 yd00$100K
September 5, 1979F1Gloucester, Virginia0.5 mi20 yd00$25K
August 24, 1975F1Gloucester, Virginia0.1 mi27 yd00$2K
May 24, 1980F1Gloucester, Virginia0.6 mi27 yd00$2K
April 27, 2007EF0Gloucester, Virginia5.13 mi100 yd00$50K
October 11, 2018EF0Gloucester, Virginia0.95 mi150 yd00$35K
April 19, 2019EF0Gloucester, Virginia1.4 mi100 yd00$25K
March 9, 1998F0Gloucester, Virginia1.5 mi50 yd00$20K
April 28, 2008EF0Gloucester, Virginia9 mi50 yd00$15K

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.