Hail, Tazewell
- When
- July 2, 11:45 PM EST
- Where
- Tazewell County, Richlands
- Measured
- 0.8 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.100, -81.820
Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 2 to 3, 1997
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines in Chilhowie, Richlands, and Marion.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 6
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms during the late evening hours on the second and early morning hours on the 3rd produced hail up to dime size and damaging winds.Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines in Chilhowie, Richlands, and Marion.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tazewell
- When
- July 2, 11:50 PM EST
- Where
- Tazewell County, Richlands
- Coordinates
- 37.100, -81.820
Hail, Smyth
- When
- July 3, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Smyth County, Marion
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.830, -81.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Smyth
- When
- July 3, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Smyth County, Chilhowie
- Coordinates
- 36.800, -81.670
Hail, Smyth
- When
- July 3, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Smyth County, Chilhowie
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.800, -81.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Smyth
- When
- July 3, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Smyth County, Marion
- Coordinates
- 36.830, -81.500
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Michigan, July 2 to 4, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, July 2, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, July 2, 1997
- Heat in Illinois, July 2, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 2, 1997
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Wisconsin, July 2 to 16, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, July 2 to 3, 1997
- High Wind in South Dakota, July 2, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, July 2, 1997
- High Wind in Minnesota, July 2, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 2, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 2, 1997
More
Every storm in Virginia in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, July 1997
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: 5615877, 5615878, 5615879, 5615880, 5615881, 5615882.