Tornado History

James City Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on James City, Virginia. The records below identify 8 tornadoes from 1993 through 2020, including a highest listed rating of EF3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $5.5M, with 0 deaths and 12 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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8recorded tornadoes

EF3 (Severe damage)highest rating

$5.5Mminimum property damage

August 4, 2020latest tornado

12 milongest listed path

500 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

EF3 (Severe damage)1
F1 (Moderate damage)2
EF1 (Moderate damage)2
F0 (Light damage)2
EF0 (Light damage)1

Most Active Years

20042
19931
20061
20081
20111
20181
20201

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.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Injuries	Min. property damage
April 16, 2011	EF3	James City, Virginia	3.42 mi	500 yd	0	$50K
August 6, 1993	F1	James City, Virginia	12 mi	200 yd	10	$5.0M
October 11, 2018	EF1	James City, Virginia	2.09 mi	200 yd	0	$150K
August 4, 2020	EF1	James City, Virginia	0.8 mi	200 yd	0	$100K
January 11, 2006	F1	James City, Virginia	0.8 mi	25 yd	2	$20K
April 28, 2008	EF0	James City, Virginia	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	$200K
August 30, 2004	F0	James City, Virginia	3 mi	50 yd	0	$5K
August 30, 2004	F0	James City, Virginia	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	$5K

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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.