Virginia, 1967

Tornado and Hail in Virginia, May 7, 1967

May 7, 1967 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Halifax

When
May 7, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Halifax County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.580, -78.780

Hail, Brunswick

When
May 7, 1:26 PM CST
Where
Brunswick County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.580, -77.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When
May 7, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Pulaski County
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates
37.080, -80.580

Hail, Virginia Beach (C)

When
May 7, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Virginia Beach (C) County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.880, -76.180

Tornado, Accomack

When
May 7, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Accomack County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
37.620, -75.800

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10153134, 10153135, 10153136, 10153137, 10153138.