Thunderstorm Wind, Essex
- When
- June 26, 4:26 PM EST
- Where
- Essex County, Millers Tavern
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 37.830, -76.950
Few trees down.
Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 26, 1997
14 thunderstorm wind, 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
- $40,000
- 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 Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:27 UTC.
Event by event
14 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Powhatan
- When
- June 26, 5:55 PM EST
- Where
- Powhatan County, Tobaccoville
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 37.480, -78.100
Large tree down along Route 681.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland
- When
- June 26, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cumberland County, Cartersville
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 37.670, -78.100
Several trees blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Amelia
- When
- June 26, 6:08 PM EST
- Where
- Amelia County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 37.330, -77.930
Several trees and power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dinwiddie
- When
- June 26, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 37.080, -77.600
Few trees and power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Nottoway
- When
- June 26, 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Nottoway County, Spainville
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.180, -77.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Accomack
- When
- June 26, 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Accomack County, Saxis
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 37.920, -75.720
Wind blew off back part of a wood frame building.
Thunderstorm Wind, Prince George
- When
- June 26, 6:50 PM EST
- Where
- Prince George County, Prince George
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 37.220, -77.280
Several trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Petersburg (C)
- When
- June 26, 6:55 PM EST
- Where
- Petersburg (C) County, Petersburg
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 37.220, -77.420
Large tree blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg
- When
- June 26, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, 6 mi W of South Hill
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 36.730, -78.250
Small amount of siding blown off a house.
Thunderstorm Wind, Surry
- When
- June 26, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Surry County, Surry
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 37.130, -76.850
Large tree blown across road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brunswick
- When
- June 26, 7:05 PM EST
- Where
- Brunswick County, Danieltown
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 36.900, -77.950
Several trees and power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sussex
- When
- June 26, 7:10 PM EST
- Where
- Sussex County, Sussex
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 36.920, -77.280
Several trees blown down, couple onto power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greensville
- When
- June 26, 7:25 PM EST
- Where
- Greensville County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 36.720, -77.550
Several trees and power lines down.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 26, 1997
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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: 5616290, 5616291, 5616341, 5616340, 5616342, 5616343, 5616344, 5616345, 5616346, 5616347, 5616348, 5616349, 5616350, 5616351.