Virginia, 1990

Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 5, 1990

July 5, 1990 · NWS WBC · 12 events in 8 counties and zones

11 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.

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  • 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
1
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Culpeper

When
July 5, 12:40 PM CST
Where
Culpeper County
Coordinates
38.480, -78.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfax

When
July 5, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Fairfax County
Coordinates
38.820, -77.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Fauquier

When
July 5, 2:55 PM CST
Where
Fauquier County
Coordinates
38.530, -77.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Fauquier

When
July 5, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Fauquier County
Coordinates
38.720, -77.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke

When
July 5, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Clarke County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.150, -77.970

Hail, Fairfax

When
July 5, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Fairfax County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.780, -77.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Fauquier

When
July 5, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Fauquier County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
38.920, -77.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Spotsylvania

When
July 5, 3:36 PM CST
Where
Spotsylvania County
Coordinates
38.180, -77.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Prince William

When
July 5, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Prince William County
Measured
73 kt (84 mph)
Coordinates
38.700, -77.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfax

When
July 5, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Fairfax County
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
38.830, -77.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Stafford

When
July 5, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Stafford County
Coordinates
38.420, -77.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Arlington

When
July 5, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Arlington County
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates
38.900, -77.100

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.

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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: 10152372, 10152373, 10152374, 10152375, 10152376, 10152377, 10152378, 10152379, 10152380, 10152381, 10152382, 10152383.