Thunderstorm Wind, Essex
- When
- August 19, 4:30 AM CST
- Where
- Essex County
- Coordinates
- 37.900, -76.930
Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 19, 1988
8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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
8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, York
- When
- August 19, 4:30 AM CST
- Where
- York County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.230, -76.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Middlesex
- When
- August 19, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Middlesex County
- Coordinates
- 37.630, -76.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Mathews
- When
- August 19, 5:40 AM CST
- Where
- Mathews County
- Measured
- 74 kt (85 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.530, -76.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Middlesex
- When
- August 19, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Middlesex County
- Coordinates
- 37.630, -76.580
Hail, Botetourt
- When
- August 19, 2:08 PM CST
- Where
- Botetourt County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.500, -79.880
Hail, Roanoke
- When
- August 19, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Roanoke County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.320, -79.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Botetourt
- When
- August 19, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Botetourt County
- Coordinates
- 37.570, -79.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- August 19, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County
- Coordinates
- 37.020, -79.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford
- When
- August 19, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Bedford County
- Coordinates
- 37.270, -79.800
Hail, Pittsylvania
- When
- August 19, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Pittsylvania County
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.880, -79.480
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.
- 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
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- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 19, 1988
- Hail in Nebraska, August 19, 1988
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 19, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 19, 1988
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: 10150023, 10150024, 10150025, 10150026, 10150027, 10150028, 10150029, 10150030, 10150031, 10150032, 10150033.