Flood and Lightning Strike in Virginia, August 10, 1998

Name: Flood and Lightning Strike in Virginia, August 10, 1998
Start: 1998-08-10T12:00
End: 1998-08-10T13:15
Location: Virginia

August 10, 1998 · NWS RNK · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Lightning strikes to power equipment resulted in numerous power outages across Henry County.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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 on the 10th produced street flooding and damaging lightning.Thunderstorm rains caused flooding on Bridge Street in Martinsville resulting in the road being closed for about an hour.Lightning strikes to power equipment resulted in numerous power outages across Henry County.

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Event by event

1 lightning, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Henry

When: August 10, 12:00 PM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where: Henry County, Countywide
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.685, -79.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Martinsville (C)

When: August 10, 12:15 PM EST to 1:15 PM EST
Where: Martinsville (C) County, Martinsville
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.692, -79.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
Flood: Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Virginia in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Virginia, August 1998

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: 5661635, 5661634.