Virginia, 1994

Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, September 6, 1994

September 6, 1994 · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
$6,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Events
5

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

Hail, Halifax

When
September 6, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Halifax County, Clover
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$50
Crop damage
$50
Coordinates
36.767, -78.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and powerlines down in Clover. Dime size hail reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Halifax

When
September 6, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Halifax County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$500
Crop damage
$50
Coordinates
36.767, -78.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and powerlines down in Clover. Dime size hail reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lunenburg

When
September 6, 6:15 PM EST
Where
Lunenburg County
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
36.946, -78.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A severe thunderstorm produced dime-sized hail which destroyed or damaged 23 acres of tobacco crop near Lunenburg. The hail, which fell for five minutes, covered the ground. Damaging winds associated with the storm knocked several trees down nearby, destroying a tool shed in the process.

Hail, Lunenburg

When
September 6, 6:30 PM EST
Where
Lunenburg County, Lunenburg
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$500
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
36.946, -78.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A severe thunderstorm produced dime-sized hail which destroyed or damaged 23 acres of tobacco crop near Lunenburg. The hail, which fell for five minutes, covered the ground. Damaging winds associated with the storm knocked several trees down nearby, destroying a tool shed in the process.

Hail, Dinwiddie

When
September 6, 7:30 PM EST
Where
Dinwiddie County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Property damage
$50
Crop damage
$50
Coordinates
37.076, -77.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Nickel-size hail reported in McKenny.

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.

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: 10356495, 10356496, 10356660, 10356661, 10356468.