Hail, Roanoke
- When
- July 21, 2:10 PM EST to 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- Roanoke County, Hollins
- Measured
- 1.1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.830, -79.920
Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 21, 1997
Thunderstorms during the afternoon hours of the 21st produced damaging winds and hail in excess of quarter size. Thunderstorm winds broke off up to 3 inch diameter tree limbs in Hollins, knocked down trees in Shawsville and knocked branches and power lines down in Prices Fork.
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
- 5
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.
Thunderstorms during the afternoon hours of the 21st produced damaging winds and hail in excess of quarter size. Thunderstorm winds broke off up to 3 inch diameter tree limbs in Hollins, knocked down trees in Shawsville and knocked branches and power lines down in Prices Fork.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Roanoke
- When
- July 21, 2:10 PM EST to 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- Roanoke County, Hollins
- Coordinates
- 37.830, -79.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- July 21, 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Prices Fork
- Coordinates
- 37.220, -80.500
Hail, Roanoke
- When
- July 21, 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Roanoke County, Hollins
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.830, -79.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- July 21, 2:25 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Shawsville
- Coordinates
- 37.170, -80.270
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, July 21, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Montana, July 21, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, July 21, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Alabama, July 21 to 22, 1997
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Virginia, July 21, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, July 21, 1997
- Lightning Strikes in Pennsylvania, July 21 to 22, 1997
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 21, 1997
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 21, 1997
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 21, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, July 21, 1997
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: 5616009, 5616010, 5616012, 5616011, 5616013.