Thunderstorm Wind, Halifax
- When
- June 13, 1:40 PM EST
- Where
- Halifax County, 3 mi NW of Halifax
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.800, -78.950
Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 13, 1998
Thunderstorm winds toppled large trees 3 miles northwest of Halifax blocking highway 501, and downed large trees in Scottsburg.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 during the afternoon of the 13th produced hail up to 2.75 inches in diameter and damaging winds.Thunderstorm winds toppled large trees 3 miles northwest of Halifax blocking highway 501, and downed large trees in Scottsburg.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:42 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Halifax
- When
- June 13, 1:40 PM EST
- Where
- Halifax County, 2 mi E of Halifax
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.770, -78.880
Hail, Halifax
- When
- June 13, 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Halifax County, Scottsburg
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.750, -78.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Halifax
- When
- June 13, 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Halifax County, Scottsburg
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.750, -78.780
Hail, Charlotte
- When
- June 13, 1:57 PM EST
- Where
- Charlotte County, 4 mi NW of Red Oak
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.820, -78.670
Hail, Buckingham
- When
- June 13, 2:10 PM EST
- Where
- Buckingham County, 12 mi S of Buckingham
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.380, -78.550
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, June 13, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 13, 1998
- Tornado in Kansas, June 13, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Massachusetts, June 13 to 23, 1998
- Heat in Florida, June 13, 1998
- Flooding in Kansas, June 13 to 22, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 13, 1998
- Flash Flooding in New Hampshire, June 13 to 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 13, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in District of Columbia, June 13, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Maine, June 13 to 15, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 13, 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: 5651849, 5651851, 5651852, 5651853, 5651850, 5651848.