Tornado and Hail in Virginia, July 21, 1995

Name: Tornado and Hail in Virginia, July 21, 1995
Start: 1995-07-21T14:30
End: 1995-07-21T18:30
Location: Virginia

July 21, 1995 · 14 events in 11 counties and zones

12 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 13 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: $105,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

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

12 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford

When: July 21, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Bedford County, Bedford
Coordinates: 37.315, -79.524 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An isolated severe thunderstorm during the afternoon hours on the 21st produced damaging winds which knocked trees onto power lines in Bedford.

Tornado, Orange

When: July 21, 2:40 PM EST to 2:42 PM EST
Where: Orange County, Gordonsville
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $80,000
Coordinates: 38.150, -78.180

Tornado knocked down a path of trees threw Gordonsville. Route 33 east and Main Street were closed until trees could be cleared. Route 15 near Inwood was also closed for a while. Two cars were reported crushed. One horse was reported killed. Power lines and some street signs were torn down. Power was out to three-quarters of the town for four and a half hours. Minor damage occurred to a few houses. Several people reported seeing a funnel cloud.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stafford

When: July 21, 2:45 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where: Stafford County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.421, -77.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew trees onto power lines. Power was out in several places throughout the county. Small hail was also reported. Over an inch and a half of rain fell in 20 minutes.

Hail, Westmoreland

When: July 21, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Westmoreland County, Montross
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 38.113, -76.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Nickel-size hail reported at Sheriff's Office.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stafford

When: July 21, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Stafford County, King George
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 38.421, -77.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees down. Storm was described as being one of the worst of the season in the "Journal King George".

Thunderstorm Wind, Louisa

When: July 21, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Louisa County, Nw Portion
Coordinates: 37.978, -77.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree and two power poles downed by high winds in NW Louisa County.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caroline

When: July 21, 4:10 PM EST
Where: Caroline County, Bowling Green/ to Port Royal
Coordinates: 38.027, -77.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees down along SR 676 and 606, as well as near Port Royal.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hanover

When: July 21, 4:40 PM EST
Where: Hanover County, Doswell
Coordinates: 37.760, -77.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two trees down on SR 684.

Thunderstorm Wind, Essex

When: July 21, 5:20 PM EST
Where: Essex County, Several Locations
Coordinates: 37.939, -76.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous large limbs and branches blown down. Construction ladders blown down in Champlain.

Thunderstorm Wind, Northumberland

When: July 21, 5:22 PM EST
Where: Northumberland County, Hull Neck
Coordinates: 37.882, -76.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Northumberland

When: July 21, 5:45 PM EST
Where: Northumberland County, Greenfield
Coordinates: 37.882, -76.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down along SR 769.

Thunderstorm Wind, Accomack

When: July 21, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Accomack County, Jenkins Bridge
Coordinates: 37.765, -75.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Accomack

When: July 21, 6:25 PM EST
Where: Accomack County, Cashville
Coordinates: 37.765, -75.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg

When: July 21, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Mecklenburg County, Near Boydton
Coordinates: 36.680, -78.363 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down on road.

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.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Virginia, 1995 Warnings in Virginia, July 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: 10356959, 10356652, 10356381, 10356120, 10356382, 10356655, 10356780, 10356525, 10356745, 10356604, 10356605, 10357053, 10357054, 10356623.