Hail, Henry
- When
- May 30, 5:52 PM EST
- Where
- Henry County, 5 mi W of Bassett
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.770, -80.070
Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, May 30, 1998
Heavy rainfall flooded the eastbound lane of route 58 about one mile northeast of Danville. A van was stranded in the water for a period of time.
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
- 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 RNK wrote it up.
Thunderstorm during the evening hours on the 30th produced hail up to ping pong size and flash flooding.Heavy rainfall flooded the eastbound lane of route 58 about one mile northeast of Danville. A van was stranded in the water for a period of time.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Danville (C)
- When
- May 30, 6:15 PM EST to 7:40 PM EST
- Where
- Danville (C) County, 1 mi NE of Danville
- Coordinates
- 36.586, -79.395 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, May 30, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, May 30 to 31, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 30, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, May 30 to 31, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, May 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Minnesota, May 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 30 to 31, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
More
Every storm in Virginia in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, May 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: 5646086, 5646087.