Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 21, 1983

Name: Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 21, 1983
Start: 1983-07-21T19:00
End: 1983-07-21T22:50
Location: Virginia

July 21, 1983 · NWS CH · 43 events in 30 counties and zones

43 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 43

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

43 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Highland

When: July 21, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Highland County
Coordinates: 38.370, -79.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Fredericksburg (C)

When: July 21, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Fredericksburg (C) County
Coordinates: 38.300, -77.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Alleghany

When: July 21, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Alleghany County
Coordinates: 37.780, -80.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Rockbridge

When: July 21, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Rockbridge County
Coordinates: 37.820, -79.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Highland

When: July 21, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Highland County
Coordinates: 38.370, -79.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Hopewell (C)

When: July 21, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Hopewell (C) County
Coordinates: 37.300, -77.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Petersburg (C)

When: July 21, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Petersburg (C) County
Coordinates: 37.220, -77.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond (C)

When: July 21, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Richmond (C) County
Coordinates: 37.550, -77.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Covington (C)

When: July 21, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Covington (C) County
Coordinates: 37.780, -79.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Spotsylvania

When: July 21, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Spotsylvania County
Coordinates: 38.180, -77.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Albemarle

When: July 21, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Albemarle County
Coordinates: 38.030, -78.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Louisa

When: July 21, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Louisa County
Coordinates: 37.970, -77.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Fluvanna

When: July 21, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Fluvanna County
Coordinates: 37.830, -78.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Caroline

When: July 21, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Caroline County
Coordinates: 38.030, -77.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Amherst

When: July 21, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Amherst County
Coordinates: 37.600, -79.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Fredericksburg (C)

When: July 21, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Fredericksburg (C) County
Coordinates: 38.300, -77.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Rockbridge

When: July 21, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Rockbridge County
Coordinates: 37.820, -79.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Nelson

When: July 21, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Nelson County
Coordinates: 37.780, -78.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Appomattox

When: July 21, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Appomattox County
Coordinates: 37.400, -78.800

Thunderstorm Wind, King William

When: July 21, 9:35 PM CST
Where: King William County
Coordinates: 37.750, -77.130

Thunderstorm Wind, King and Queen

When: July 21, 9:35 PM CST
Where: King and Queen County
Coordinates: 37.680, -76.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond (C)

When: July 21, 9:35 PM CST
Where: Richmond (C) County
Coordinates: 37.550, -77.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Petersburg (C)

When: July 21, 9:35 PM CST
Where: Petersburg (C) County
Coordinates: 37.220, -77.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Charles City (C)

When: July 21, 9:35 PM CST
Where: Charles City (C) County
Coordinates: 37.380, -77.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Henrico

When: July 21, 9:35 PM CST
Where: Henrico County
Coordinates: 37.530, -77.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Chesterfield

When: July 21, 9:35 PM CST
Where: Chesterfield County
Coordinates: 37.380, -77.570

Thunderstorm Wind, New Kent

When: July 21, 9:35 PM CST
Where: New Kent County
Coordinates: 37.520, -77.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Hopewell (C)

When: July 21, 9:35 PM CST
Where: Hopewell (C) County
Coordinates: 37.300, -77.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Campbell

When: July 21, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Campbell County
Coordinates: 37.220, -79.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsylvania

When: July 21, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Pittsylvania County
Coordinates: 36.800, -79.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Halifax

When: July 21, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Halifax County
Coordinates: 36.770, -78.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Brunswick

When: July 21, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Brunswick County
Coordinates: 36.750, -77.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Petersburg (C)

When: July 21, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Petersburg (C) County
Coordinates: 37.220, -77.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Colonial Heights (C)

When: July 21, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Colonial Heights (C) County
Coordinates: 37.250, -77.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond (C)

When: July 21, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Richmond (C) County
Coordinates: 37.550, -77.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Prince George

When: July 21, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Prince George County
Coordinates: 37.200, -77.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg

When: July 21, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Mecklenburg County
Coordinates: 36.680, -78.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Henrico

When: July 21, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Henrico County
Coordinates: 37.530, -77.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Charles City (C)

When: July 21, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Charles City (C) County
Coordinates: 37.380, -77.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Hopewell (C)

When: July 21, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Hopewell (C) County
Coordinates: 37.300, -77.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Chesterfield

When: July 21, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Chesterfield County
Coordinates: 37.380, -77.570

Thunderstorm Wind, New Kent

When: July 21, 10:45 PM CST
Where: New Kent County
Coordinates: 37.520, -77.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Danville (C)

When: July 21, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Danville (C) County
Coordinates: 36.580, -79.420

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Virginia in 1983 Every state in 1983 This day in weather history

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: 10152206, 10152207, 10152208, 10152209, 10152210, 10152211, 10152212, 10152213, 10152214, 10152215, 10152216, 10152217, 10152218, 10152219, 10152220, 10152221, 10152222, 10152223, 10152224, 10152225, 10152226, 10152227, 10152228, 10152229, 10152230, 10152231, 10152232, 10152233, 10150899, 10150900, 10150901, 10150902, 10150903, 10150904, 10150905, 10150906, 10150907, 10150908, 10150909, 10150910, and more.