Virginia, 1998

Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 3, 1998

June 3, 1998 · NWS RNK · 13 events in 5 counties and zones

Hail in Wytheville damaged cars, roofs, and broke out windows.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$105,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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 late afternoon and evening of the 3rd produced damaging winds and hail up to 2.00 inches in diameter.Thunderstorms winds toppled large trees in Stuart and caused a transformer to catch fire.Hail in Wytheville damaged cars, roofs, and broke out windows.

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Event by event

12 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Tazewell

When
June 3, 2:40 PM EST
Where
Tazewell County, Jewell Ridge
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.180, -81.800

Hail, Bland

When
June 3, 3:25 PM EST
Where
Bland County, Ceres
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.020, -81.350

Hail, Wythe

When
June 3, 3:50 PM EST
Where
Wythe County, Wytheville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.950, -81.080

Hail, Wythe

When
June 3, 3:50 PM EST
Where
Wythe County, Max Meadows
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.970, -80.930

Hail, Wythe

When
June 3, 3:53 PM EST
Where
Wythe County, Wytheville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
36.950, -81.080

Hail, Wythe

When
June 3, 4:00 PM EST
Where
Wythe County, Wytheville
Measured
2 in hail
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.950, -81.080

Hail, Wythe

When
June 3, 4:00 PM EST
Where
Wythe County, Max Meadows
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.970, -80.930

Hail, Carroll

When
June 3, 4:15 PM EST
Where
Carroll County, 6 mi NE of Hillsville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
36.830, -80.650

Hail, Patrick

When
June 3, 4:51 PM EST
Where
Patrick County, Stuart
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.630, -80.280

Hail, Wythe

When
June 3, 6:30 PM EST
Where
Wythe County, Max Meadows
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.970, -80.930

Hail, Patrick

When
June 3, 7:10 PM EST
Where
Patrick County, Stuart
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.630, -80.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Patrick

When
June 3, 7:10 PM EST
Where
Patrick County, Stuart
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.630, -80.280

Hail, Carroll

When
June 3, 7:10 PM EST
Where
Carroll County, Cana
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.580, -80.670

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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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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: 5651959, 5651960, 5651956, 5651957, 5651958, 5651954, 5651955, 5651961, 5651953, 5651949, 5651950, 5651951, 5651952.