Thunderstorm Wind, Sussex
- When
- May 19, 3:05 PM EST
- Where
- Sussex County, Sussex
- Coordinates
- 36.922, -77.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous trees down near the intersection of Routes 35 & 40 between Sussex/Homeville.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 19, 1995
4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Sussex
- When
- May 19, 3:19 PM EST
- Where
- Sussex County, Wakefield
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.922, -77.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime-size hail at NWSO Wakefield
Thunderstorm Wind, Southampton
- When
- May 19, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Southampton County, Ivor
- Coordinates
- 36.720, -77.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees down.
Hail, York
- When
- May 19, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- York County, Seaford
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.225, -76.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime-size hail in Seaford.
Thunderstorm Wind, Isle of Wight
- When
- May 19, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Isle of Wight County, Near Walters
- Coordinates
- 36.907, -76.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One tree and several large branches down near Walters on Route 258.
Hail, York
- When
- May 19, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- York County, Chesapeake to Portsmouth
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.225, -76.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime-size hail in south Portsmouth along George Washington Highway.
Thunderstorm Wind, York
- When
- May 19, 4:20 PM EST
- Where
- York County, Chesapeake to Portsmouth
- Coordinates
- 37.225, -76.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees down.
Hail, York
- When
- May 19, 4:36 PM EST
- Where
- York County, Virginia Beach
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.225, -76.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime-size hail.
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
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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: 10356405, 10356406, 10356325, 10356135, 10356588, 10356136, 10356137, 10356138.