Virginia, 1995

Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 11, 1995

July 11, 1995 · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Appomattox

When
July 11, 12:37 AM EST
Where
Appomattox County, Appomattox
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
37.372, -78.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms in central Virginia during the late evening hours on the 10th and early morning hours on the 11th produced hail up to nickel-size, damaging winds and flash flooding. Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree in Arvonia. Heavy rainfall resulted in four feet of water over Route 15 in Arvonia.

Hail, Prince Edward

When
July 11, 1:30 AM EST
Where
Prince Edward County, Hampden-Sydney
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.224, -78.441 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime to quarter-size hail reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When
July 11, 1:45 AM EST
Where
Cumberland County, Cumberland
Coordinates
37.512, -78.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees down in the town of Cumberland.

Thunderstorm Wind, Amelia

When
July 11, 2:00 AM EST
Where
Amelia County, Mannboro to Jetersville
Coordinates
37.336, -77.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several Large trees down. Tree down on both East Sayler's Creek Road and Route 360 in the Jetersville area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dinwiddie

When
July 11, 2:30 AM EST
Where
Dinwiddie County
Coordinates
37.076, -77.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large tree blocking Wallace Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brunswick

When
July 11, 3:12 AM EST
Where
Brunswick County
Coordinates
36.765, -77.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees down blocking Route 1.

Hail, Greensville

When
July 11, 3:38 AM EST
Where
Greensville County, Jarratt
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.676, -77.560 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Farmer reported penny-size hail which damaged his tobacco crop.

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.

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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: 10356792, 10356319, 10357029, 10356729, 10356470, 10357017, 10356492.