Lightning strikes in Virginia by county
The detection network has located 45,020 lightning strikes in Virginia since the archive began, including 21,344 in the last 7 days. The table counts every strike the network placed inside a county boundary. Another 155 strikes fell inside Virginia but outside every county polygon, mostly over coastal or lake water.
| # | County | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buchanan County | 1,666 | 1,031 | 3.7% |
| 2 | Lee County | 1,588 | 1,551 | 3.5% |
| 3 | Loudoun County | 1,420 | 1,118 | 3.2% |
| 4 | Isle of Wight County | 1,403 | 656 | 3.1% |
| 5 | Fauquier County | 1,182 | 362 | 2.6% |
| 6 | Fairfax County | 1,152 | 505 | 2.6% |
| 7 | Russell County | 1,118 | 954 | 2.5% |
| 8 | Dickenson County | 1,084 | 558 | 2.4% |
| 9 | Spotsylvania County | 969 | 160 | 2.2% |
| 10 | Wise County | 957 | 775 | 2.1% |
| 11 | Scott County | 896 | 866 | 2.0% |
| 12 | Rappahannock County | 858 | 237 | 1.9% |
| 13 | Halifax County | 832 | 83 | 1.8% |
| 14 | Orange County | 828 | 131 | 1.8% |
| 15 | Goochland County | 818 | 62 | 1.8% |
| 16 | Culpeper County | 797 | 342 | 1.8% |
| 17 | Washington County | 793 | 633 | 1.8% |
| 18 | Mecklenburg County | 678 | 161 | 1.5% |
| 19 | Buckingham County | 672 | 268 | 1.5% |
| 20 | Albemarle County | 649 | 120 | 1.4% |
| 21 | Patrick County | 647 | 41 | 1.4% |
| 22 | Caroline County | 631 | 64 | 1.4% |
| 23 | Tazewell County | 627 | 509 | 1.4% |
| 24 | Louisa County | 597 | 22 | 1.3% |
| 25 | Prince William County | 550 | 123 | 1.2% |
| 26 | Henrico County | 546 | 275 | 1.2% |
| 27 | Chesapeake city | 545 | 464 | 1.2% |
| 28 | Rockingham County | 544 | 319 | 1.2% |
| 29 | Chesterfield County | 543 | 195 | 1.2% |
| 30 | King William County | 542 | 8 | 1.2% |
| 31 | Prince Edward County | 533 | 9 | 1.2% |
| 32 | Virginia Beach city | 521 | 483 | 1.2% |
| 33 | Smyth County | 520 | 408 | 1.2% |
| 34 | Dinwiddie County | 495 | 173 | 1.1% |
| 35 | Hanover County | 495 | 139 | 1.1% |
| 36 | Essex County | 475 | 26 | 1.1% |
| 37 | Nottoway County | 463 | 38 | 1.0% |
| 38 | Stafford County | 452 | 338 | 1.0% |
| 39 | Brunswick County | 445 | 61 | 1.0% |
| 40 | Lunenburg County | 437 | 99 | 1.0% |
| 41 | Page County | 424 | 178 | 0.9% |
| 42 | Powhatan County | 417 | 18 | 0.9% |
| 43 | Cumberland County | 414 | 3 | 0.9% |
| 44 | Bath County | 399 | 250 | 0.9% |
| 45 | York County | 397 | 365 | 0.9% |
| 46 | Frederick County | 397 | 318 | 0.9% |
| 47 | Shenandoah County | 360 | 354 | 0.8% |
| 48 | Highland County | 356 | 263 | 0.8% |
| 49 | Amelia County | 355 | 77 | 0.8% |
| 50 | Charlotte County | 349 | 50 | 0.8% |
| 51 | Franklin County | 348 | 195 | 0.8% |
| 52 | Bland County | 336 | 227 | 0.7% |
| 53 | Wythe County | 335 | 259 | 0.7% |
| 54 | Floyd County | 319 | 146 | 0.7% |
| 55 | Nelson County | 316 | 115 | 0.7% |
| 56 | Augusta County | 314 | 229 | 0.7% |
| 57 | Carroll County | 309 | 176 | 0.7% |
| 58 | Westmoreland County | 308 | 46 | 0.7% |
| 59 | Gloucester County | 299 | 124 | 0.7% |
| 60 | Appomattox County | 283 | 4 | 0.6% |
| 61 | Alleghany County | 271 | 255 | 0.6% |
| 62 | Suffolk city | 271 | 133 | 0.6% |
| 63 | Southampton County | 261 | 124 | 0.6% |
| 64 | Bedford County | 255 | 102 | 0.6% |
| 65 | Grayson County | 254 | 173 | 0.6% |
| 66 | Surry County | 250 | 103 | 0.6% |
| 67 | Prince George County | 250 | 77 | 0.6% |
| 68 | King and Queen County | 239 | 6 | 0.5% |
| 69 | Pittsylvania County | 239 | 36 | 0.5% |
| 70 | Pulaski County | 238 | 229 | 0.5% |
| 71 | Amherst County | 229 | 60 | 0.5% |
| 72 | Portsmouth city | 223 | 92 | 0.5% |
| 73 | Botetourt County | 219 | 121 | 0.5% |
| 74 | Sussex County | 200 | 121 | 0.4% |
| 75 | Clarke County | 195 | 26 | 0.4% |
| 76 | Madison County | 194 | 112 | 0.4% |
| 77 | Norfolk city | 185 | 101 | 0.4% |
| 78 | Rockbridge County | 176 | 105 | 0.4% |
| 79 | Hampton city | 164 | 157 | 0.4% |
| 80 | Greensville County | 157 | 146 | 0.3% |
| 81 | Richmond County | 155 | 14 | 0.3% |
| 82 | Newport News city | 132 | 70 | 0.3% |
| 83 | Middlesex County | 131 | 3 | 0.3% |
| 84 | Montgomery County | 127 | 44 | 0.3% |
| 85 | Craig County | 126 | 116 | 0.3% |
| 86 | Roanoke County | 118 | 45 | 0.3% |
| 87 | Northampton County | 114 | 103 | 0.3% |
| 88 | Campbell County | 112 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 89 | Fluvanna County | 107 | 39 | 0.2% |
| 90 | Henry County | 106 | 56 | 0.2% |
| 91 | Charles City County | 103 | 36 | 0.2% |
| 92 | Warren County | 101 | 75 | 0.2% |
| 93 | Greene County | 101 | 56 | 0.2% |
| 94 | Accomack County | 95 | 95 | 0.2% |
| 95 | Northumberland County | 91 | 55 | 0.2% |
| 96 | Arlington County | 90 | 86 | 0.2% |
| 97 | King George County | 84 | 21 | 0.2% |
| 98 | Poquoson city | 75 | 75 | 0.2% |
| 99 | New Kent County | 73 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 100 | Giles County | 72 | 59 | 0.2% |
| 101 | James City County | 44 | 32 | 0.1% |
| 102 | Richmond city | 32 | 11 | 0.1% |
| 103 | Mathews County | 21 | 17 | 0.0% |
| 104 | Fairfax city | 17 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 105 | Danville city | 17 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 106 | Lancaster County | 14 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 107 | Norton city | 14 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 108 | Petersburg city | 14 | 13 | 0.0% |
| 109 | Roanoke city | 12 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 110 | Bristol city | 11 | 9 | 0.0% |
| 111 | Salem city | 8 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 112 | Harrisonburg city | 8 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 113 | Colonial Heights city | 7 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 114 | Alexandria city | 7 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 115 | Charlottesville city | 6 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 116 | Falls Church city | 6 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 117 | Manassas city | 6 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 118 | Winchester city | 5 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 119 | Hopewell city | 4 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 120 | Buena Vista city | 4 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 121 | Fredericksburg city | 4 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 122 | Radford city | 4 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 123 | Staunton city | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 124 | Waynesboro city | 2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 125 | Covington city | 2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 126 | Lynchburg city | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 127 | Lexington city | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 128 | Galax city | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 129 | Williamsburg city | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 130 | Franklin city | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 131 | Manassas Park city | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Strike positions carry the network's mean location error of about 5.6 km, so strikes near a county line can be filed one county over. Method and caveats are on the data hub; the full state table is on the United States page.
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