Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 31, 1992

Name: Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 31, 1992
Start: 1992-07-31T12:10
End: 1992-07-31T18:05
Location: Virginia

July 31, 1992 · NWS LYH · 33 events in 27 counties and zones

33 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 33

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

33 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Alleghany

When: July 31, 12:10 PM PST
Where: Alleghany County
Coordinates: 37.780, -80.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Alleghany

When: July 31, 12:40 PM PST
Where: Alleghany County
Coordinates: 37.780, -80.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford (C)

When: July 31, 12:45 PM PST
Where: Bedford (C) County
Coordinates: 37.330, -79.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford (C)

When: July 31, 1:00 PM PST
Where: Bedford (C) County
Coordinates: 37.330, -79.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Augusta

When: July 31, 1:30 PM PST
Where: Augusta County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 37.930, -79.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Shenandoah

When: July 31, 1:35 PM PST
Where: Shenandoah County
Coordinates: 38.870, -78.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Albemarle

When: July 31, 1:50 PM PST
Where: Albemarle County
Coordinates: 37.800, -78.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: July 31, 2:00 PM PST
Where: Warren County
Coordinates: 38.920, -78.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Fauquier

When: July 31, 2:20 PM PST
Where: Fauquier County
Coordinates: 38.750, -77.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Culpeper

When: July 31, 2:20 PM PST
Where: Culpeper County
Coordinates: 38.450, -77.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Rappahannock

When: July 31, 2:20 PM PST
Where: Rappahannock County
Coordinates: 38.700, -78.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Prince William

When: July 31, 2:35 PM PST
Where: Prince William County
Coordinates: 38.700, -77.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Loudoun

When: July 31, 2:35 PM PST
Where: Loudoun County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 39.120, -77.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Loudoun

When: July 31, 2:50 PM PST
Where: Loudoun County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 39.030, -77.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfax

When: July 31, 2:50 PM PST
Where: Fairfax County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.970, -77.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Amelia

When: July 31, 3:00 PM PST
Where: Amelia County
Coordinates: 37.330, -77.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Amelia

When: July 31, 3:15 PM PST
Where: Amelia County
Coordinates: 37.330, -77.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Arlington

When: July 31, 3:30 PM PST
Where: Arlington County
Coordinates: 38.900, -77.100

Thunderstorm Wind, New Kent

When: July 31, 3:50 PM PST
Where: New Kent County
Coordinates: 37.480, -76.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Henrico

When: July 31, 3:50 PM PST
Where: Henrico County
Coordinates: 37.370, -77.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsylvania

When: July 31, 4:00 PM PST
Where: Pittsylvania County
Coordinates: 36.830, -79.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Henrico

When: July 31, 4:05 PM PST
Where: Henrico County
Coordinates: 37.370, -77.450

Thunderstorm Wind, New Kent

When: July 31, 4:10 PM PST
Where: New Kent County
Coordinates: 37.480, -76.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland

When: July 31, 4:20 PM PST
Where: Westmoreland County
Coordinates: 38.120, -76.800

Thunderstorm Wind, James City

When: July 31, 4:25 PM PST
Where: James City County
Coordinates: 37.400, -76.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond

When: July 31, 4:30 PM PST
Where: Richmond County
Coordinates: 37.950, -76.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Charlotte

When: July 31, 4:35 PM PST
Where: Charlotte County
Coordinates: 37.370, -77.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Essex

When: July 31, 4:40 PM PST
Where: Essex County
Coordinates: 37.900, -76.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Surry

When: July 31, 4:55 PM PST
Where: Surry County
Coordinates: 37.130, -76.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Greensville

When: July 31, 5:00 PM PST
Where: Greensville County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.720, -77.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Isle of Wight

When: July 31, 5:30 PM PST
Where: Isle of Wight County
Coordinates: 36.770, -76.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Hampton (C)

When: July 31, 5:50 PM PST
Where: Hampton (C) County
Coordinates: 37.020, -76.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Suffolk (C)

When: July 31, 6:05 PM PST
Where: Suffolk (C) County
Coordinates: 36.730, -76.580

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.

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

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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: 10148403, 10148404, 10148405, 10148406, 10148407, 10148408, 10148409, 10148410, 10148411, 10148412, 10148413, 10148414, 10148415, 10148416, 10148417, 10148418, 10148419, 10148420, 10148421, 10148422, 10148423, 10148424, 10148425, 10148426, 10148427, 10148428, 10148429, 10148430, 10148431, 10148432, 10148433, 10148434, 10148435.