Thunderstorm Wind, Prince Edward
- When
- July 22, 4:22 PM EST
- Where
- Prince Edward County, Farmville
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.300, -78.570
Several trees and power lines down.
Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 22, 1998
3 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
- $6,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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), 143 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:19 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Powhatan
- When
- July 22, 4:52 PM EST
- Where
- Powhatan County, 4 mi W of Powhatan
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.530, -78.000
Several trees down at intersection of Route 60 and Ridge Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Powhatan
- When
- July 22, 5:35 PM EST
- Where
- Powhatan County, Central Portion
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.550, -76.930
Several trees 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
- 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 Winds in Virginia, July 22, 1998
More
Every storm in Virginia in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, July 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: 5660577, 5660578, 5660579.