Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, September 16, 1989

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, September 16, 1989
Start: 1989-09-16T14:10
End: 1989-09-16T16:32
Location: Virginia

September 16, 1989 · NWS WBC · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

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

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

Hail, Powhatan

When: September 16, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Powhatan County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.430, -77.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Prince George

When: September 16, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Prince George County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.180, -77.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Dinwiddie

When: September 16, 2:49 PM CST
Where: Dinwiddie County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.070, -77.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Prince George

When: September 16, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Prince George County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.180, -77.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfax

When: September 16, 4:32 PM CST
Where: Fairfax County
Coordinates: 38.830, -77.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Arlington

When: September 16, 4:32 PM CST
Where: Arlington County
Coordinates: 38.900, -77.100

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10148546, 10148547, 10148548, 10148549, 10148550, 10148551.