Virginia, 1981Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 26, 1981
July 26, 1981 · NWS NG · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fauquier
- When
- July 26, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fauquier County
- Coordinates
- 38.850, -77.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Hopewell (C)
- When
- July 26, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hopewell (C) County
- Coordinates
- 37.300, -77.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond (C)
- When
- July 26, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Richmond (C) County
- Coordinates
- 37.550, -77.450
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 26, 19812 injured · $575,000 · F3 · 6 events
- Tornado in South Carolina, July 26, 1981$25,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Colorado, July 26, 1981F1 · 1 event
- Hail in Kansas, July 26, 19813 in hail · 4 events
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 26, 19811 event
- Hail in Wyoming, July 26, 19811 in hail · 1 event
- Tornado in West Virginia, July 26, 1981F0 · 1 event
- Hail in Missouri, July 26, 19811.75 in hail · 1 event
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: 10149992, 10150833, 10150834.