Virginia storm reports for March 5, 2025
NOAA recorded 51 wind reports and 1 tornado report in Virginia on March 5, 2025.
- in Virginia
- 52
- Storm reports
- About 55 miles from Virginia Beach, VA
- 81 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF0, about 47 miles from Richmond, VA
- 1
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.
- Wind report
- Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.
- Wind report
- Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on March 5, 2025 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.
Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.
Reports by hour
Wind51, most at 2 PM
Tornado1, most at 2 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2:39 PM | EF0 | About 47 miles from Richmond, VA | 0.35 mi long, 75 yd wide |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 7:37 AM | 58 mph | About 44 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 7:38 AM | 63 mph | About 40 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 8:03 AM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 8:10 AM | 58 mph | About 33 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 8:10 AM | 63 mph | About 33 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 8:12 AM | 63 mph | About 14 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 8:30 AM | 58 mph | About 37 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 8:39 AM | 58 mph | About 48 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 8:47 AM | 58 mph | About 43 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 8:56 AM | 58 mph | About 46 miles from Durham, NC |
| 10:52 AM | 58 mph | About 26 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 10:55 AM | 58 mph | About 53 miles from Richmond, VA |
Show all 51 wind reportsShow fewer
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 11:27 AM | 60 mph | About 10 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 11:27 AM | 58 mph | About 6 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 11:35 AM | 58 mph | About 10 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 12:05 PM | 58 mph | About 17 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 12:47 PM | 58 mph | About 23 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 1:20 PM | 58 mph | About 34 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 1:25 PM | 58 mph | About 56 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 1:45 PM | 58 mph | About 56 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 1:50 PM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 1:52 PM | 75 mph | About 56 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 1:56 PM | 58 mph | Near 36.58, -77.22, VA |
| 2:12 PM | 58 mph | About 48 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2:20 PM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2:25 PM | 58 mph | About 44 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 2:27 PM | 58 mph | About 42 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 2:30 PM | 58 mph | About 45 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 2:31 PM | 58 mph | About 43 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2:35 PM | 59 mph | About 46 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 2:38 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2:39 PM | 63 mph | About 32 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2:40 PM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2:40 PM | 58 mph | About 41 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2:41 PM | 75 mph | About 49 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2:41 PM | 58 mph | About 30 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2:41 PM | 62 mph | About 35 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2:42 PM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2:43 PM | 58 mph | About 42 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2:44 PM | 58 mph | About 54 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2:45 PM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2:45 PM | 58 mph | About 47 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 2:50 PM | 58 mph | About 54 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 2:50 PM | 58 mph | About 56 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2:51 PM | 81 mph | About 55 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2:55 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 3:10 PM | 58 mph | About 59 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 3:45 PM | 58 mph | About 14 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 4:42 PM | 62 mph | About 27 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 4:49 PM | 58 mph | About 36 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 4:55 PM | 58 mph | Near 37.79, -75.65, VA |
Cities with reports nearby
Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.
| City | Largest hail | Highest gust | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond, VA | None | 60 mph | 0 |
| Roanoke, VA | None | 63 mph | 0 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | None | 58 mph | 0 |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.