Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 29, 1993

Name: Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 29, 1993
Start: 1993-05-29T14:15
End: 1993-05-29T14:45
Location: Virginia

May 29, 1993 · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

3 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: $51,000
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.

Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gloucester

When: May 29, 2:15 PM EST
Where: Gloucester County
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.401, -76.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When: May 29, 2:30 PM EST
Where: York County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.225, -76.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms produced damaging winds in these two counties during the afternoon. In Gloucester County, thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines in several locations, and downed trees blocked roads in Gloucester Point. In York County, powerful thunderstorm winds peeled part of the roof off of an apartment complex and knocked down several large trees nearby. Trees were also downed in several parts of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gloucester

When: May 29, 2:45 PM EST
Where: Gloucester County
Coordinates: 37.401, -76.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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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: 10356474, 10356129, 10356475.