Hail in Virginia, April 23, 1988

Name: Hail in Virginia, April 23, 1988
Start: 1988-04-23T17:10
End: 1988-04-23T17:30
Location: Virginia

April 23, 1988 · NWS WBC · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

3 hail, 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
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

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.

Event by event

3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Salem

When: April 23, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Salem County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.300, -80.050

Hail, Roanoke

When: April 23, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Roanoke County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.280, -80.070

Hail, Roanoke

When: April 23, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Roanoke County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.280, -80.070

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Virginia in 1988 Every state in 1988 This day in weather history Warnings in Virginia, April 1988

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: 10152260, 10152261, 10152262.