Virginia, 1997Waterspouts in Virginia, July 30, 1997
July 30, 1997 · NWS AKQ · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
7 waterspout, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
Waterspout, Norfolk (C)
- When
- July 30, 12:00 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Norfolk (C) County, Norfolk
- Coordinates
- 36.891, -76.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several waterspouts were reported just north of Norfolk over the southern Chesapeake Bay.
Waterspout, Virginia Beach (C)
- When
- July 30, 12:00 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Virginia Beach (C) County, Virginia Beach
- Coordinates
- 36.738, -76.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several waterspouts were reported just north of Virginia Beach over the southern Chesapeake Bay.
Waterspout, Hampton (C)
- When
- July 30, 12:00 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Hampton (C) County, Hampton
- Coordinates
- 37.063, -76.333 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several waterspouts were reported near Langley Air Force Base over the southern Chesapeake Bay.
Waterspout, Portsmouth (C)
- When
- July 30, 12:00 PM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Portsmouth (C) County, Portsmouth
- Coordinates
- 36.837, -76.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several waterspouts were reported just north of Portsmouth at the intersection of the southern Chesapeake Bay and the James River.
Waterspout, Suffolk (C)
- When
- July 30, 12:00 PM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Suffolk (C) County, Huntersville
- Coordinates
- 36.709, -76.608 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several waterspouts were reported over the James River.
Waterspout, Newport News (C)
- When
- July 30, 12:00 PM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Newport News (C) County, Newport News
- Coordinates
- 37.063, -76.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several waterspouts were reported over the James River.
Waterspout, Isle of Wight
- When
- July 30, 12:00 PM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Isle of Wight County, Smithfield
- Coordinates
- 36.907, -76.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several waterspouts were reported over the James River.
- Waterspout
- A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Colorado, July 30, 19971 death · 1 injured · $100,000 · F1 · 5 events
- Wildfire in California, July 30, 1997$12 million · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 30, 1997$80,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 30, 1997$60,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Texas, July 30, 1997$50,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Hawaii, July 30, 1997$49,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 30, 1997$25,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, July 30, 1997$25,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Texas, July 30, 1997$20,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Texas, July 30, 1997$20,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Georgia, July 30, 1997$15,000 · 0.88 in hail · 2 events
- Waterspouts in North Carolina, July 30, 19972 events
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: 5616377, 5616378, 5616379, 5616380, 5616381, 5616382, 5616383.