Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 15, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 15, 1994
Start: 1994-05-15T18:30
End: 1994-05-15T21:00
Location: Virginia

May 15, 1994 · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

3 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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: $16,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

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, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: May 15, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Franklin County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.992, -79.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew the roof of a barn.

Hail, Pittsylvania

When: May 15, 7:15 PM EST
Where: Pittsylvania County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 36.821, -79.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down three trees.

Hail, Pittsylvania

When: May 15, 7:15 PM EST
Where: Pittsylvania County, Peters Creek District
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.821, -79.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down three trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsylvania

When: May 15, 8:00 PM EST
Where: Pittsylvania County, Woolwine
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.821, -79.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down three trees.

Hail, Fairfax

When: May 15, 8:58 PM EST
Where: Fairfax County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.835, -77.276 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hanover

When: May 15, 9:00 PM EST
Where: Hanover County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.760, -77.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew several trees and limbs down in southern Hanover County near Mechanicsville, causing power outages. Up to 250 customers were without power in parts of Dinwiddie, Essex, Gloucester, Hanover, and Henrico Counties.,

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Virginia in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Virginia, May 1994

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: 10356930, 10356693, 10356694, 10356695, 10356760, 10356519.