Tornado and Hail in Virginia, July 11, 1990

Name: Tornado and Hail in Virginia, July 11, 1990
Start: 1990-07-11T12:50
End: 1990-07-11T18:05
Location: Virginia

July 11, 1990 · NWS RIC · 28 events in 21 counties and zones

18 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 5
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 28

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

18 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Spotsylvania

When: July 11, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Spotsylvania County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 38.230, -77.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: July 11, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 37.200, -80.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Culpeper

When: July 11, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Culpeper County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 38.480, -78.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsylvania

When: July 11, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Pittsylvania County
Coordinates: 37.070, -79.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: July 11, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 38.300, -78.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: July 11, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 37.020, -79.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Spotsylvania

When: July 11, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Spotsylvania County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.180, -77.670

Hail, Spotsylvania

When: July 11, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Spotsylvania County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 38.180, -77.670

Hail, Essex

When: July 11, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Essex County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 37.930, -76.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Surry

When: July 11, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Surry County
Coordinates: 37.070, -76.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Chesterfield

When: July 11, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Chesterfield County
Coordinates: 37.380, -77.580

Tornado, Mecklenburg

When: July 11, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Mecklenburg County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 36.750, -78.130

Hail, James City

When: July 11, 4:15 PM CST
Where: James City County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.400, -76.720

Hail, Surry

When: July 11, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Surry County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.130, -76.950

Hail, Richmond

When: July 11, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Richmond County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 37.970, -76.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Hampton (C)

When: July 11, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Hampton (C) County
Coordinates: 37.030, -76.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Caroline

When: July 11, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Caroline County
Coordinates: 38.030, -77.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Prince George

When: July 11, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Prince George County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.180, -77.220

Hail, Westmoreland

When: July 11, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Westmoreland County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 38.150, -76.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Isle of Wight

When: July 11, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Isle of Wight County
Coordinates: 37.020, -76.780

Hail, Middlesex

When: July 11, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Middlesex County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.620, -76.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Prince George

When: July 11, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Prince George County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.180, -77.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Hampton (C)

When: July 11, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Hampton (C) County
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 37.030, -76.350

Hail, Gloucester

When: July 11, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Gloucester County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.420, -76.530

Hail, Essex

When: July 11, 5:08 PM CST
Where: Essex County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.930, -76.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Brunswick

When: July 11, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Brunswick County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.750, -77.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Prince George

When: July 11, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Prince George County
Coordinates: 37.180, -77.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Southampton

When: July 11, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Southampton County
Coordinates: 36.720, -77.070

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.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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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: 10150150, 10150151, 10150152, 10150153, 10150154, 10150155, 10150156, 10150157, 10150158, 10150159, 10150160, 10150172, 10150161, 10150162, 10150163, 10150164, 10150165, 10150166, 10150167, 10150168, 10150169, 10150170, 10150171, 10150173, 10150174, 10150175, 10150176, 10150177.