Virginia, 1998

Hail in Virginia, April 15, 1998

April 15, 1998 · NWS RNK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An isolated severe thunderstorm during the evening hours on the 15th produced dime size hail.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

An isolated severe thunderstorm during the evening hours on the 15th produced dime size hail.

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 135 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:17 UTC.

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1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Tazewell

When
April 15, 8:20 PM EST
Where
Tazewell County, Richlands
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.100, -81.820

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5643045.