25 Small Towns in Virginia With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
Ranked by tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950 among 121 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Virginia. #1 is Wytheville, VA (0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950).
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25Luray, Virginia
5 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
4,831 people · Page County · median home $253,900 · income $50,150 · Jan low 23°F · 19 in snow
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24Massanetta Springs, Virginia
5 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
6,384 people · Rockingham County · median home $467,700 · income $114,737 · Jan low 23°F · 19 in snow
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23Collinsville, Virginia
5 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
7,380 people · Henry County · median home $146,700 · income $52,158 · Jan low 24°F · 9 in snow
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22Abingdon, Virginia
5 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
8,376 people · Washington County · median home $228,000 · income $54,544 · Jan low 24°F · 12 in snow
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21Crozet, Virginia
5 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
9,224 people · Albemarle County · median home $547,200 · income $129,417 · Jan low 24°F · 11 in snow
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20Marion, Virginia
4 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
5,751 people · Smyth County · median home $172,500 · income $40,896 · Jan low 23°F · 17 in snow
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19Chincoteague, Virginia
3 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,344 people · Accomack County · median home $349,500 · income $62,917 · Jan low 30°F · 8 in snow
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18Norton, Virginia
3 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,687 people · Norton city · median home $110,000 · income $41,495 · Jan low 25°F · 47 in snow
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17Big Stone Gap, Virginia
3 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
5,254 people · Wise County · median home $163,000 · income $54,581 · Jan low 24°F · 9 in snow
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16Bridgewater, Virginia
3 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
6,596 people · Rockingham County · median home $384,700 · income $75,280 · Jan low 23°F · 19 in snow
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15Pulaski, Virginia
3 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
8,985 people · Pulaski County · median home $160,500 · income $49,491 · Jan low 24°F · 16 in snow
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14Hillsville, Virginia
2 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
2,884 people · Carroll County · median home $159,000 · income $58,000 · Jan low 23°F · 15 in snow
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13Wise, Virginia
2 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
2,971 people · Wise County · median home $144,700 · income $53,596 · Jan low 25°F · 47 in snow
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12North Shore, Virginia
2 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,332 people · Franklin County · median home $504,400 · income $109,951 · Jan low 26°F · 6 in snow
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11Rocky Mount, Virginia
2 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
4,903 people · Franklin County · median home $207,000 · income $63,280 · Jan low 26°F · 13 in snow
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10Woodstock, Virginia
2 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
5,807 people · Shenandoah County · median home $268,700 · income $76,100 · Jan low 21°F · 24 in snow
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9Clifton Forge, Virginia
1 tornado within 10 miles since 1950
3,555 people · Alleghany County · median home $109,500 · income $40,000 · Jan low 23°F · 10 in snow
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8Richlands, Virginia
1 tornado within 10 miles since 1950
5,261 people · Tazewell County · median home $111,000 · income $37,154 · Jan low 23°F · 18 in snow
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7Lexington, Virginia
1 tornado within 10 miles since 1950
7,320 people · Lexington city · median home $275,200 · income $84,517 · Jan low 23°F · 14 in snow
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6Pearisburg, Virginia
0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
2,909 people · Giles County · median home $157,400 · income $75,532 · Jan low 23°F · 23 in snow
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5Tazewell, Virginia
0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
4,486 people · Tazewell County · median home $111,700 · income $34,618 · Jan low 21°F · 39 in snow
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4Bluefield, Virginia
0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
5,096 people · Tazewell County · median home $152,500 · income $54,041 · Jan low 22°F · 40 in snow
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3Covington, Virginia
0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
5,737 people · Covington city · median home $83,500 · income $41,944 · Jan low 23°F · 10 in snow
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2Buena Vista, Virginia
0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
6,641 people · Buena Vista city · median home $156,200 · income $57,833 · Jan low 23°F · 11 in snow
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1Wytheville, Virginia
0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
8,265 people · Wythe County · median home $196,800 · income $47,270 · Jan low 24°F · 18 in snow
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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)