Tornado History

Orange Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Orange, Virginia. The records below identify 13 tornadoes from 1965 through 2017, including a highest listed rating of F3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $3.2M, with 0 deaths and 2 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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13recorded tornadoes
F3 (Severe damage)highest rating
$3.2Mminimum property damage
May 5, 2017latest tornado
7 milongest listed path
175 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F3 October 18, 19901990F2 August 17, 19651965F2 September 17, 20042004F1 September 17, 20042004F1 July 21, 19951995F1 July 24, 19991999F1 June 6, 20022002F1 September 24, 20012001EF1 May 5, 20172017F0 September 8, 20042004EF0 October 13, 20112011EF0 April 6, 20172017Unknown July 19, 19771977© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F3 (Severe damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)2
  • F1 (Moderate damage)5
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)1
  • F0 (Light damage)1
  • EF0 (Light damage)2
  • Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

  • 20043
  • 20172
  • 19651
  • 19771
  • 19901
  • 19951
  • 19991
  • 20011

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
October 18, 1990F3Orange, Virginia3.5 mi33 yd01$2.5M
August 17, 1965F2Orange, Virginia0 mi33 yd00$250K
September 17, 2004F2Orange, Virginia7 mi100 yd00$75K
September 17, 2004F1Orange, Virginia3 mi100 yd00$150K
July 21, 1995F1Orange, Virginia0.5 mi50 yd00$80K
July 24, 1999F1Orange, Virginia1 mi75 yd00$50K
June 6, 2002F1Orange, Virginia1 mi100 yd00$10K
September 24, 2001F1Orange, Virginia0.2 mi25 yd00$5K
May 5, 2017EF1Orange, Virginia0.87 mi100 yd00N/A
September 8, 2004F0Orange, Virginia0.3 mi50 yd00$5K
October 13, 2011EF0Orange, Virginia1.35 mi50 yd00$5K
April 6, 2017EF0Orange, Virginia2.63 mi175 yd00N/A

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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.