Historical record — not a forecast
Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, VA has had 43 storms pass within 75 km since 1851, the strongest being an unnamed storm (1899, Category 1 Hurricane).
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The historical record
Storm history
43 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 75 km of Virginia Beach since 1851, based on NOAA’s HURDAT2 best-track data (1851-2025). Atlantic storm counts before the mid-20th century undercount storms that stayed at sea; aircraft reconnaissance began in the 1940s and systematic satellite coverage in 1966. Storms that struck populated coastline are the most reliably recorded part of the record.
By storm category
- Tropical Depression
- 7
- Tropical Storm
- 29
- Category 1 Hurricane
- 7
By decade
- 1850s
- 3
- 1880s
- 4
- 1890s
- 4
- 1900s
- 1
- 1910s
- 1
- 1920s
- 1
- 1950s
- 6
- 1960s
- 7
- 1970s
- 3
- 1980s
- 3
- 1990s
- 2
- 2000s
- 4
- 2010s
- 4
Strongest & most recent
- Strongest on record
- an unnamed storm (1899, Category 1 Hurricane, 80 kt) passed within 60.9 km in 1899
- Most recent
- Nestor (2019, Tropical Storm, 40 kt) passed within 64.5 km in 2019
- Coordinates
- 36.77952, -76.02914
- Basin
- atlantic
Notable storms on record
- Unnamed storm (1899) — Category 1 Hurricane, 80 kt, passed within 60.9 km on 1899-08-18
- Connie (1955) — Category 1 Hurricane, 75 kt, passed within 53.7 km on 1955-08-13
- Barbara (1953) — Category 1 Hurricane, 75 kt, passed within 35.5 km on 1953-08-14
- Charley (1986) — Category 1 Hurricane, 70 kt, passed within 37.2 km on 1986-08-18
- Unnamed storm (1894) — Category 1 Hurricane, 70 kt, passed within 64.2 km on 1894-09-29
- Irene (2011) — Category 1 Hurricane, 65 kt, passed within 30.6 km on 2011-08-28
- Ione (1955) — Category 1 Hurricane, 65 kt, passed within 35.5 km on 1955-09-20
- Unnamed storm (1925) — Tropical Storm, 60 kt, passed within 64.2 km on 1925-12-03
Historical return intervals
These are plain historical averages — years of record divided by how many times a storm of that strength has passed within 75 km. They are not a probability or a forecast of a future storm; they describe how often storms of each strength have occurred in the past.
- Tropical storm strength or greater
- on average every 4.9 years, historically
- Hurricane strength
- on average every 25.0 years, historically
- Major hurricane (Cat 3+)
- none on record
How many hurricanes and storms have hit near Virginia Beach?
Since 1851, 43 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 75 km of Virginia Beach, VA, based on NOAA HURDAT2 best-track data.
What was the strongest storm to affect Virginia Beach?
an unnamed storm (1899, Category 1 Hurricane, 80 kt) passed within 60.9 km in 1899, reaching Category 1 Hurricane strength.
Is this a hurricane forecast for Virginia Beach?
No. This page presents only historical, already-occurred storm data. It contains no forecast, prediction, or safety or evacuation guidance. Return-interval figures above are historical averages, not a probability of a future storm. See our methodology.