Coastal locations
Virginia forecasts and tides
2 coastal locations in Virginia, each with its own forecast, nearest tide station, and storm history.
Virginia tropical history
Every Atlantic storm since 1851 that tracked within 150 miles of a Virginia coastal location, from the NOAA best-track archive.
- Storms on record
- 221
- Arrived at hurricane strength
- 55
- Major hurricanes, last 50 years
- 2 of 7 all time
- Direct hits
- 20 centre within 25 mi
- Last major hurricane
- Emily (1993)
Most recent storms
| Storm | Year | Closest approach | Strength at closest | Peak strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantal | 2025 | 46 mi | Depression | Tropical Storm |
| Ophelia | 2023 | 73 mi | Depression | Tropical Storm |
| Elsa | 2021 | 62 mi | Tropical Storm | Category 1 |
| Claudette | 2021 | 60 mi | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm |
| Zeta | 2020 | 124 mi | Tropical Storm | Category 3 |
| Kyle | 2020 | 100 mi | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm |
| Isaias | 2020 | 65 mi | Tropical Storm | Category 1 |
| Fay | 2020 | 65 mi | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm |
| Arthur | 2020 | 118 mi | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm |
| Nestor | 2019 | 25 mi | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm |
Hardest-hit stretches of the coast
Storms within 150 miles of each location across the full archive.
- Virginia Beach 216 storms · 54 hurricanes · 17 direct hits, last in 2015
- Norfolk 209 storms · 51 hurricanes · 13 direct hits, last in 2015