Thunderstorm Wind, Culpeper
- When
- July 22, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Culpeper County, Mitchells
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.380, -78.030
Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 22, 1998
An isolated strong to severe thunderstorm developed over the western piedmont and pulsed to varying intensities as it moved into the Northern Neck region during the evening. A large, healthy oak tree snapped at a residence in Mitchells, with the bulk of the tree smashing the roof of a late-model automobile.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $27,000
- 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 LWX wrote it up.
An isolated strong to severe thunderstorm developed over the western piedmont and pulsed to varying intensities as it moved into the Northern Neck region during the evening. A large, healthy oak tree snapped at a residence in Mitchells, with the bulk of the tree smashing the roof of a late-model automobile. An outbuilding, with an open door to the windward exposure, had a portion of its roof peeled back.The same storm weakened as it pushed across east-central Virginia, but re-intensified for a brief period as it moved into the Northern Neck region, knocking down numerous trees, large limbs, and power lines in the city of King George.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, King George
- When
- July 22, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- King George County, King George
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.270, -77.170
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Indiana, July 22, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, July 22, 1998
- Flash Flood in Utah, July 22, 1998
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 22, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 22, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 22, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 22, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 22, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 22 to 28, 1998
- Heat in North Carolina, July 22 to 23, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 22, 1998
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 22, 1998
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: 5662967, 5662968.