Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 13, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 13, 1993
Start: 1993-05-13T14:25
End: 1993-05-13T15:25
Location: Virginia

May 13, 1993 · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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.

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:26 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Orange

When: May 13, 2:25 PM EST
Where: Orange County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.246, -78.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stafford

When: May 13, 2:51 PM EST
Where: Stafford County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.421, -77.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, King George

When: May 13, 3:25 PM EST
Where: King George County
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 38.274, -77.156 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several afternoon thunderstorms produced damaging wind and large hail in three Virginia counties. Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees near Route 301 in King George County. Large hail fell in several locations in Stafford and Orange counties.

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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Virginia in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history Warnings in Virginia, May 1993

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: 10356647, 10356365, 10356571.