Thunderstorm Wind, Surry
- When
- July 16, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Surry County, Claremont
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 37.230, -76.950
Few trees down.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 16, 1997
10 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $65,000
- 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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Suffolk (C)
- When
- July 16, 2:10 PM EST
- Where
- Suffolk (C) County, Holland
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 36.680, -76.770
Several trees down.
Hail, Norfolk (C)
- When
- July 16, 2:35 PM EST
- Where
- Norfolk (C) County, Ocean View
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.950, -76.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond (C)
- When
- July 16, 2:40 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond (C) County, Richmond
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 37.550, -77.450
Warehouse blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster
- When
- July 16, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Lancaster County, 3 mi N of Irvington
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Coordinates
- 37.700, -76.420
Numerous trees blown down along Route 200.
Thunderstorm Wind, Norfolk (C)
- When
- July 16, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Norfolk (C) County, Norfolk
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 36.870, -76.270
Numerous trees blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond (C)
- When
- July 16, 3:00 PM EST to 3:05 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond (C) County, Richmond
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Coordinates
- 37.550, -77.450
Several trees down and retaining wall blown down.
Hail, Middlesex
- When
- July 16, 3:06 PM EST
- Where
- Middlesex County, Saluda
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.600, -76.600
Hail, Henrico
- When
- July 16, 3:17 PM EST
- Where
- Henrico County, Lakeside
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.600, -77.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Brunswick
- When
- July 16, 3:24 PM EST
- Where
- Brunswick County, Alberta
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Coordinates
- 36.870, -77.870
Numerous trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hanover
- When
- July 16, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Hanover County, Atlee
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Coordinates
- 37.650, -77.420
Numerous trees down on wires and roadways.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond (C)
- When
- July 16, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond (C) County, Richmond
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 37.550, -77.450
Damage to a building and a home.
Hail, Franklin (C)
- When
- July 16, 4:55 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin (C) County, Franklin
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.670, -76.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Southampton
- When
- July 16, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southampton County, 4 mi NW of Hunterdale
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 36.730, -77.020
Trees down between Sedley and Route 35.
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
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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: 5617762, 5617767, 5617764, 5617765, 5617763, 5617766, 5617768, 5617769, 5617770, 5617771, 5617772, 5617773, 5617774, 5617775.