Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 10, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 10, 1995
Start: 1995-05-10T12:56
End: 1995-05-10T19:30
Location: Virginia

May 10, 1995 · 23 events in 18 counties and zones

18 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 23 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: $17,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 23

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

18 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Franklin

When: May 10, 12:56 PM EST
Where: Franklin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.992, -79.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Franklin

When: May 10, 1:25 PM EST
Where: Franklin County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.992, -79.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wythe

When: May 10, 3:30 PM EST
Where: Wythe County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.917, -81.079 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rappahannock

When: May 10, 4:44 PM EST
Where: Rappahannock County, Sperryville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.685, -78.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail covered the ground in Sperryville.

Hail, Wythe

When: May 10, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Wythe County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.917, -81.079 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Montgomery

When: May 10, 5:05 PM EST to 5:10 PM EST
Where: Montgomery County, Pilot
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.174, -80.387 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Giles

When: May 10, 5:14 PM EST
Where: Giles County, Eggleston
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.314, -80.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: May 10, 5:20 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
Where: Orange County, Burr Hill
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 38.246, -78.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were knocked down near the town of Burr Hill in northeastern Orange County.

Hail, Grayson

When: May 10, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Grayson County, Galax
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.657, -81.225 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Carroll

When: May 10, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Carroll County, Woodlawn
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.732, -80.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Culpeper

When: May 10, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Culpeper County, Richardsville
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 38.486, -77.956 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Nickel-size hail was reported in the extreme eastern portion of the county.

Hail, Floyd

When: May 10, 5:35 PM EST
Where: Floyd County, Copper Hill
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.932, -80.362 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rockbridge

When: May 10, 5:50 PM EST to 5:55 PM EST
Where: Rockbridge County, Buena Vista
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 37.815, -79.448 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rockbridge

When: May 10, 6:05 PM EST to 6:10 PM EST
Where: Rockbridge County, Buena Vista
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.815, -79.448 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stafford

When: May 10, 6:13 PM EST
Where: Stafford County, S Portion
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.421, -77.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail was reported just north of Fredericksburg in extreme southern Stafford County.

Hail, Shenandoah

When: May 10, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Shenandoah County, Sw Portion
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.858, -78.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Nickel- to quarter-size hail fell in southwestern Shenandoah County.

Thunderstorm Wind, Amherst

When: May 10, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Amherst County, Forks of Buffalo
Coordinates: 37.605, -79.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Amherst

When: May 10, 6:20 PM EST
Where: Amherst County, Forks of Buffalo
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.605, -79.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Amherst

When: May 10, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Amherst County, Forks of Buffalo
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 37.605, -79.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms developed across southwest Virginia during the afternoon hours on the 10th and persisted into the evening hours. Severe thunderstorms produced hail up to golf ball-size and damaging winds. Dime-size hail covered the ground 10 miles east of Wytheville. Nickel-size hail covered the ground one mile south of Buena Vista and 2.5 miles south of Forks of Buffalo. Thunderstorm winds knocked down 16 to 18 inch diameter trees four miles west of Forks of Buffalo.

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: May 10, 6:35 PM EST
Where: Warren County, Strasburg
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.909, -78.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A microburst struck a horse stable at the Northern Virginia 4-H Education Center in Strasburg, tearing off a portion of the sheet metal roof. A nearby tree was also knocked down.

Hail, Lee

When: May 10, 6:50 PM EST
Where: Lee County, Rose Hill
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.705, -83.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tennis ball-size hail struck several residences in Lee County, causing minor property damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Augusta

When: May 10, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Augusta County, Staunton
Coordinates: 38.165, -79.134 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large maple tree fell across federal highway 11 south of the state route 275 intersection, blocking two southbound lanes and causing a minor traffic jam.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wise

When: May 10, 7:10 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where: Wise County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.975, -82.621 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees which snapped power lines and blocked roads in portions of Wise County

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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Virginia in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history Warnings in Virginia, May 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: 10356933, 10356934, 10356125, 10356411, 10356126, 10356670, 10357038, 10356650, 10356485, 10356799, 10356984, 10356893, 10356435, 10356436, 10356379, 10356301, 10356762, 10356763, 10356764, 10356443, 10352886, 10356859, 10356123.