Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfax (C)
- When
- May 8, 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Fairfax (C) County
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 38.850, -77.300
Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 8, 1984
31 thunderstorm wind, 4 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 20
- Property damage
- $30 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 35
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
31 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Petersburg (C)
- When
- May 8, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Petersburg (C) County
- Coordinates
- 37.220, -77.420
Tornado, Chesterfield
- When
- May 8, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Chesterfield County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 37.230, -77.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Colonial Heights (C)
- When
- May 8, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Colonial Heights (C) County
- Coordinates
- 37.250, -77.420
Tornado, Charlotte
- When
- May 8, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Charlotte County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 15 mi
- Path width
- 1,000 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 37.330, -77.070
Tornado, Petersburg (C)
- When
- May 8, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Petersburg (C) County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 1,500 yd
- Property damage
- $25 million
- Coordinates
- 37.220, -77.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Chesterfield
- When
- May 8, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Chesterfield County
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 37.320, -77.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Dinwiddie
- When
- May 8, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Dinwiddie County
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 37.070, -77.650
Tornado, Hopewell (C)
- When
- May 8, 3:25 PM CST
- Where
- Hopewell (C) County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 5 mi
- Path width
- 1,500 yd
- Injuries
- 15 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 37.300, -77.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Greensville
- When
- May 8, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Greensville County
- Coordinates
- 36.680, -77.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Sussex
- When
- May 8, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Sussex County
- Coordinates
- 36.930, -77.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Charles City (C)
- When
- May 8, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Charles City (C) County
- Coordinates
- 37.380, -77.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Goochland
- When
- May 8, 3:33 PM CST
- Where
- Goochland County
- Coordinates
- 37.730, -77.930
Thunderstorm Wind, New Kent
- When
- May 8, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- New Kent County
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 37.520, -77.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Hanover
- When
- May 8, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Hanover County
- Coordinates
- 37.730, -77.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Southampton
- When
- May 8, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Southampton County
- Coordinates
- 36.700, -77.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin (C)
- When
- May 8, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin (C) County
- Coordinates
- 36.670, -76.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Newport News (C)
- When
- May 8, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Newport News (C) County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.150, -76.580
Thunderstorm Wind, James City
- When
- May 8, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- James City County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.320, -76.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Isle of Wight
- When
- May 8, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Isle of Wight County
- Coordinates
- 36.900, -76.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Newport News (C)
- When
- May 8, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Newport News (C) County
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.980, -76.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Newport News (C)
- When
- May 8, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Newport News (C) County
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 36.980, -76.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Williamsburg (C)
- When
- May 8, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Williamsburg (C) County
- Coordinates
- 37.270, -76.720
Thunderstorm Wind, York
- When
- May 8, 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- York County
- Measured
- 74 kt (85 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.230, -76.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfax
- When
- May 8, 4:29 PM CST
- Where
- Fairfax County
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.080, -76.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Hampton (C)
- When
- May 8, 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Hampton (C) County
- Coordinates
- 37.020, -76.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Accomack
- When
- May 8, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Accomack County
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.850, -75.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Northampton
- When
- May 8, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Northampton County
- Coordinates
- 37.330, -75.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Gloucester
- When
- May 8, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Gloucester County
- Coordinates
- 37.400, -76.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Mathews
- When
- May 8, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Mathews County
- Coordinates
- 37.420, -76.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Portsmouth (C)
- When
- May 8, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Portsmouth (C) County
- Coordinates
- 36.820, -76.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Norfolk (C)
- When
- May 8, 4:47 PM CST
- Where
- Norfolk (C) County
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.870, -76.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Chesapeake (C)
- When
- May 8, 4:47 PM CST
- Where
- Chesapeake (C) County
- Coordinates
- 36.820, -76.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Newport News (C)
- When
- May 8, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Newport News (C) County
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.900, -76.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Virginia Beach (C)
- When
- May 8, 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Virginia Beach (C) County
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.920, -76.000
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfax (C) | 1984-05-08 | Direct | |||
| Thunderstorm Wind, Newport News (C) | 1984-05-08 | Direct |
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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 8, 1984
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Delaware, May 8, 1984
- Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, May 8, 1984
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 8, 1984
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 8, 1984
- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, May 8, 1984
- Hail in Georgia, May 8, 1984
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, May 8, 1984
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 8, 1984
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, May 8, 1984
More
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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: 10149812, 10149813, 10149814, 10149815, 10149816, 10149817, 10149818, 10149819, 10149820, 10149821, 10149822, 10149823, 10149824, 10149825, 10149826, 10149827, 10149828, 10149829, 10149830, 10149831, 10149832, 10149833, 10149834, 10149835, 10149836, 10149837, 10149838, 10149839, 10149840, 10149841, 10149842, 10149843, 10149844, 10149845, 10149846.