Virginia, 1988

Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, March 26, 1988

March 26, 1988 · NWS WBC · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

6 hail, 1 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.

  • 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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

6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Buena Vista (C)

When
March 26, 1:44 PM CST
Where
Buena Vista (C) County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.730, -79.370

Hail, Rockbridge

When
March 26, 1:50 PM CST
Where
Rockbridge County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.780, -79.450

Hail, Louisa

When
March 26, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Louisa County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.020, -78.000

Hail, Orange

When
March 26, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Orange County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.180, -78.100

Hail, Stafford

When
March 26, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Stafford County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.420, -77.430

Hail, Fredericksburg (C)

When
March 26, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Fredericksburg (C) County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.300, -77.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Newport News (C)

When
March 26, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Newport News (C) County
Coordinates
37.150, -76.580

What these are

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

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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: 10152253, 10152254, 10152255, 10152256, 10152257, 10152258, 10152259.