Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, September 26, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, September 26, 1994
Start: 1994-09-26T00:15
End: 1994-09-26T17:40
Location: Virginia

September 26, 1994 · 10 events in 9 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 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: $171,000
Crop damage: $500
Events: 10

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

7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Halifax

When: September 26, 12:15 AM EST
Where: Halifax County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.767, -78.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were knocked down in the Dan River Community near South Boston.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caroline

When: September 26, 1:00 AM EST
Where: Caroline County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.027, -77.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dozen trees were knocked down on a large farm in northern Caroline County. Five or six of the trees were nearly 150 years old.

Thunderstorm Wind, Buckingham

When: September 26, 1:10 PM EST
Where: Buckingham County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.572, -78.529 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees near the county courthouse in Buckingham.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fluvanna

When: September 26, 1:45 PM EST
Where: Fluvanna County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.842, -78.277 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees across a road near Troy. A tree fell on a house in the Troy area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Spotsylvania

When: September 26, 2:00 PM EST to 2:15 PM EST
Where: Spotsylvania County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.185, -77.656 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees near Lake Anna and Belmont. Cleanup crews spent nearly 5 hours removing the debris.

Thunderstorm Wind, Spotsylvania

When: September 26, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Spotsylvania County, Fredericksburg
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.185, -77.656 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck a home in downtown Fredericksburg, setting it ablaze. Damage was estimated at around $50,000. At approximately the same time, thunderstorm winds ripped a section of a storage shed at a nearby hardware store and blew it onto another building.

Hail, Stafford

When: September 26, 3:02 PM EST
Where: Stafford County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.421, -77.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime size hail and wind gusts to 54 mph were reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Loudoun

When: September 26, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Loudoun County
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.091, -77.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree limbs were blown down by thunderstorm winds north of Leesburg. A pole was also blown down in the Purcellville area.

Hail, Nottoway

When: September 26, 5:05 PM EST to 5:15 PM EST
Where: Nottoway County
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.143, -78.051 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One inch diameter hail piled up as high as six inches in the Crewe/Burkeville area.

Hail, Chesterfield

When: September 26, 5:35 PM EST to 5:40 PM EST
Where: Chesterfield County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.379, -77.587 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Half-dollar sized hail fell northwest of Robious and golfball size hail fell in Midlothian.

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, September 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: 10356497, 10356777, 10356458, 10356903, 10356347, 10356348, 10356377, 10356592, 10356612, 10356886.