Virginia, 1995Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 16, 1995
July 16, 1995 · 5 events in 3 counties and zones
5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- 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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Virginia Beach
- When
- July 16, 3:11 PM EST
- Where
- Virginia Beach County, Norfolk
- Coordinates
- 36.738, -76.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees blown down by small but intense thunderstorm. Heavy rain temporarily clogged a number of city storm drains which caused minor flooding of low lying areas.
Thunderstorm Wind, Halifax
- When
- July 16, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Halifax County, Turbeville
- Coordinates
- 36.767, -78.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Halifax
- When
- July 16, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Halifax County, Riverdale
- Coordinates
- 36.767, -78.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms in Halifax County during the evening hours on the 16th produced damaging lightning and winds. Thunderstorm winds knocked a large tree across a road in Turbeville and downed trees on route 659, two and one-half miles west of South Boston and on route 58, one mile west of Riverdale. Lightning destroyed a transformer one mile west of Riverdale.
Thunderstorm Wind, Halifax
- When
- July 16, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Halifax County, South Boston
- Coordinates
- 36.767, -78.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg
- When
- July 16, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, Near Buffalo Junction
- Coordinates
- 36.680, -78.363 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees and many large limbs down, mostly along SR 726 and Highway 49.
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 16, 19951 death · $47,000 · 0.75 in hail · 16 events
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, July 16, 19951 death · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 16, 1995$2.0 million · 69 kt wind · 20 events
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 16, 1995$117,000 · 3 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 16, 1995$32,000 · F0 · 11 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 16, 1995F1 · 7 events
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 16, 1995$29,000 · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 16, 1995$35,000 · 0.75 in hail · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 16, 1995$17,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 16, 1995$3,000 · 0.75 in hail · 11 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 16, 1995$2,000 · 1 in hail · 10 events
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, July 16, 1995$15,000 · 1 event
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: 10356440, 10356511, 10356512, 10356513, 10356622.