Virginia, 1995

Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, April 30, 1995

April 30, 1995 · 11 events in 1 county or zone

7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 11 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$81,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
April 30, 2:05 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Virginia Beach
Coordinates
36.725, -81.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Forty-foot tree down in the Lagomar area of Virginia Beach.

Hail, Washington

When
April 30, 2:10 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Virginia Beach
Coordinates
36.725, -81.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One inch hail broke windows out of homes and cars in the Pungo area of Virginia Beach.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
April 30, 2:10 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Virginia Beach
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
36.725, -81.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A 100 foot tree fell on a house in the Pungo area of Virginia Beach.

Hail, Washington

When
April 30, 2:24 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Gloucester to Gloucester/Wicomico
Coordinates
36.725, -81.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Nickel- to two-inch hail reported in Gloucester and the Wicomico area of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
April 30, 2:25 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Gloucester
Coordinates
36.725, -81.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large Tree limbs down on a mobile home in Gloucester.

Hail, Washington

When
April 30, 4:15 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Sussex to Wakefield
Coordinates
36.725, -81.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One-half inch hail at NWSO Wakefield.

Hail, Washington

When
April 30, 4:38 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Isle of Wight to Ch/Smithfield
Property damage
$20,000
Coordinates
36.725, -81.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two-inch hail at Isle of Wight Courthouse and in Smithfield.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
April 30, 4:40 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Isle of Wight to Isle of Wight Ch
Coordinates
36.725, -81.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and large limbs downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
April 30, 4:45 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Chesapeake
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
36.725, -81.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down, a new home in framing stages destroyed, and large fence damaged in Western Branch area of Chesapeake.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
April 30, 4:55 PM EST to 5:10 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Portsmouth
Property damage
$670
Coordinates
36.725, -81.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Straight line winds produced several areas of damage over a roughly three-quarters-mile wide by six-mile long path in western and central parts of Portsmouth. More than 150 buildings damaged, numerous trees and power lines down, and more than 40 vehicles damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
April 30, 5:18 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Chesapeake
Coordinates
36.725, -81.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines down.

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

More

Every storm in Virginia in 1995Every state in 1995This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, April 1995

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: 10356105, 10356106, 10356107, 10356108, 10356109, 10356110, 10356111, 10356112, 10356113, 10356114, 10356115.