Virginia, 1986Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 9, 1986
July 9, 1986 · NWS WBC · 29 events in 18 counties and zones
29 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
- 29
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, King George
- When
- July 9, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- King George County
- Coordinates
- 38.280, -77.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Stafford
- When
- July 9, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stafford County
- Coordinates
- 38.420, -77.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- July 9, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Orange County
- Coordinates
- 38.250, -78.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Essex
- When
- July 9, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Essex County
- Coordinates
- 37.900, -76.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Louisa
- When
- July 9, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Louisa County
- Coordinates
- 38.000, -78.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Spotsylvania
- When
- July 9, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Spotsylvania County
- Coordinates
- 38.180, -77.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Culpeper
- When
- July 9, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Culpeper County
- Coordinates
- 38.380, -77.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Fauquier
- When
- July 9, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fauquier County
- Coordinates
- 38.750, -77.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Fauquier
- When
- July 9, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Fauquier County
- Coordinates
- 38.720, -77.820
Thunderstorm Wind, King George
- When
- July 9, 2:50 PM CST
- Where
- King George County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.280, -77.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Essex
- When
- July 9, 3:22 PM CST
- Where
- Essex County
- Coordinates
- 37.930, -76.870
Thunderstorm Wind, James City
- When
- July 9, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- James City County
- Coordinates
- 37.400, -76.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster
- When
- July 9, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lancaster County
- Coordinates
- 37.720, -76.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Gloucester
- When
- July 9, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Gloucester County
- Coordinates
- 37.420, -76.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Mathews
- When
- July 9, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Mathews County
- Coordinates
- 37.530, -76.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Middlesex
- When
- July 9, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Middlesex County
- Coordinates
- 37.620, -76.550
Thunderstorm Wind, York
- When
- July 9, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- York County
- Coordinates
- 37.230, -76.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Henrico
- When
- July 9, 3:32 PM CST
- Where
- Henrico County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.370, -77.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Middlesex
- When
- July 9, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Middlesex County
- Coordinates
- 37.620, -76.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Mathews
- When
- July 9, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mathews County
- Coordinates
- 37.420, -76.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Gloucester
- When
- July 9, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Gloucester County
- Coordinates
- 37.400, -76.550
Thunderstorm Wind, James City
- When
- July 9, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- James City County
- Coordinates
- 37.320, -76.770
Thunderstorm Wind, York
- When
- July 9, 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- York County
- Coordinates
- 37.230, -76.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Virginia Beach (C)
- When
- July 9, 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Virginia Beach (C) County
- Measured
- 69 kt (79 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.750, -76.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Accomack
- When
- July 9, 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Accomack County
- Coordinates
- 37.720, -75.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Alleghany
- When
- July 9, 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Alleghany County
- Coordinates
- 37.780, -80.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Louisa
- When
- July 9, 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Louisa County
- Measured
- 69 kt (79 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.980, -77.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Virginia Beach (C)
- When
- July 9, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Virginia Beach (C) County
- Measured
- 69 kt (79 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.850, -75.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Virginia Beach (C)
- When
- July 9, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Virginia Beach (C) County
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.920, -76.000
- 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.
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, July 9, 1986$25,000 · F1 · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 9, 19861 injured · 1.5 in hail · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 9, 19861.75 in hail · 11 events
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 9, 198670 kt wind · 6 events
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 9, 198661 kt wind · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 9, 19863 events
- Hail in Kansas, July 9, 19861.5 in hail · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, July 9, 19861 event
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, July 9, 198650 kt wind · 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: 10153149, 10153150, 10153151, 10153152, 10153153, 10153154, 10153155, 10153156, 10153157, 10153158, 10153159, 10153160, 10153161, 10153373, 10153374, 10153375, 10153376, 10153377, 10153378, 10153379, 10153380, 10153381, 10153382, 10153383, 10153384, 10153385, 10153386, 10153387, 10153388.