NOAA STORM EVENTS · COMPLETE YEARS 2016–2025HISTORICAL REPORTS, NOT A FORECAST OR RISK SCORE
STORM EVENTLEDGERCOUNTY REPORTS · SEASONALITY · IMPACT
VA EVENT-TYPE FILE2016—2025

VIRGINIA

Lightning reports

NOAA recorded 138 county-coded Lightning reports across 53 Virginia reporting areas from 2016 through 2025, including 26 reported injuries and 6 reported fatalities in the official archive.

Source: NOAA Storm Events details table · Complete years 2016–2025 · Compiled 16 Sep 2026

Reports138county-coded rows
County areas53represented
Injuries26direct + indirect
Fatalities6direct + indirect
01 / ANNUAL TRACE

Virginia Lightning reports by year

NOAA recorded 138 Virginia Lightning reports across the complete 2016–2025 period.

201616
20179
201812
201915
202011
202117
202223
202313
20247
202515
03 / COUNTY BREAKDOWN

Local Virginia Lightning analyses

The directory lists 53 Virginia reporting areas represented in this statewide Lightning record.

All Virginia records →
Bedford17 reportsExplore →Campbell10 reportsExplore →Chesterfield9 reportsExplore →Franklin7 reportsExplore →Halifax6 reportsExplore →Pittsylvania6 reportsExplore →Lynchburg (C)6 reportsExplore →Henry5 reportsExplore →
READING THE RECORD

History is evidence—not a forecast.

A NOAA record count describes reports entered for a place and period. It does not estimate the chance, severity, or location of a future event. For active hazards, use your local National Weather Service office and official alerts.