Thunderstorm Wind, Surry
- When
- July 23, 1:58 PM EST
- Where
- Surry County, Elberon
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 37.080, -76.900
Two large trees down near Route 31.
Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 23, 1998
5 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
- $8,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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), 14 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:00 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, York
- When
- July 23, 1:59 PM EST
- Where
- York County, Yorktown
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.230, -76.520
Large tree down on Route 17 at Parkway overpass.
Thunderstorm Wind, Newport News (C)
- When
- July 23, 2:05 PM EST
- Where
- Newport News (C) County, Newport News
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.980, -76.420
Several trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sussex
- When
- July 23, 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Sussex County, 4 mi S of Stony Creek
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 36.900, -77.400
Tree tops sheared off on Route 643 near the intersection of Route 642.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sussex
- When
- July 23, 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- Sussex County, Stony Creek
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 36.950, -77.400
Several trees down on power lines near Nibblets mill.
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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- Lightning Strike in Mississippi, July 23, 1998
- Flash Flood in Nevada, July 23, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 23, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 23, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 23, 1998
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 23, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 23, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, July 23, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Colorado, July 23, 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: 5660653, 5660654, 5660655, 5660656, 5660657.