Hail, Amelia
- When
- April 23, 4:29 PM EST
- Where
- Amelia County, 3 mi N of Chula
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.430, -77.920
Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, April 23, 1999
14 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 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
- $54,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 25
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
14 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fluvanna
- When
- April 23, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Fluvanna County, Palmyra
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.870, -78.280
Large trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chesterfield
- When
- April 23, 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Chesterfield County, Chesterfield
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.370, -77.520
Trees down on power lines.
Hail, Louisa
- When
- April 23, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Louisa County, Louisa
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.020, -78.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Louisa
- When
- April 23, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Louisa County, Louisa
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.020, -78.000
Trees down.
Hail, Goochland
- When
- April 23, 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Goochland County, 4 mi NW of Hadensville
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.870, -78.050
Hail, New Kent
- When
- April 23, 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- New Kent County, Quinton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.530, -77.170
Thunderstorm Wind, New Kent
- When
- April 23, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- New Kent County, Barhamsville
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.450, -76.850
Large trees down.
Hail, Louisa
- When
- April 23, 5:20 PM EST
- Where
- Louisa County, Bumpass
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.970, -77.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Louisa
- When
- April 23, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Louisa County, Bumpass
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.970, -77.730
Citizen reported top of silo blown off. Large tree down on shed.
Hail, Goochland
- When
- April 23, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Goochland County, Goochland
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.680, -77.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Hanover
- When
- April 23, 5:42 PM EST
- Where
- Hanover County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.730, -77.470
Trees down countywide.
Hail, Hanover
- When
- April 23, 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- Hanover County, Studley
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.670, -77.300
Hail, Richmond (C)
- When
- April 23, 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond (C) County, Richmond
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.550, -77.450
Hail, Henrico
- When
- April 23, 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- Henrico County, Short Pump
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.650, -77.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Gloucester
- When
- April 23, 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- Gloucester County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.420, -76.570
Trees down countywide.
Thunderstorm Wind, Williamsburg (C)
- When
- April 23, 6:20 PM EST
- Where
- Williamsburg (C) County, Williamsburg
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.270, -76.720
Trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, New Kent
- When
- April 23, 6:21 PM EST
- Where
- New Kent County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.480, -76.950
Trees down countywide.
Thunderstorm Wind, James City
- When
- April 23, 6:25 PM EST
- Where
- James City County, 2 mi W of Grove
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 37.250, -76.700
Large tree down on house in Kingsmill area.
Hail, York
- When
- April 23, 6:55 PM EST
- Where
- York County, Poquoson
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.130, -76.400
Hail, York
- When
- April 23, 6:57 PM EST
- Where
- York County, Seaford
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 37.200, -76.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Newport News (C)
- When
- April 23, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Newport News (C) County, Newport News
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.980, -76.420
Large tree down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Virginia Beach (C)
- When
- April 23, 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- Virginia Beach (C) County, Cape Henry
- Measured
- 76 kt (87 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.920, -76.000
Cape Henry Tower reported wind gust of 76 knots (87 mph).
Thunderstorm Wind, Virginia Beach (C)
- When
- April 23, 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Virginia Beach (C) County, Virginia Beach
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
- Coordinates
- 36.850, -75.980
Windows blown in at an Inn on Shore Drive.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg
- When
- April 23, 8:40 PM EST to 8:45 PM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, Clarksville to Finchley
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.620, -78.620
Trees down just east of Finchley. Power lines down in Clarksville.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5699263, 5699264, 5699265, 5699266, 5699267, 5699268, 5699269, 5699270, 5699271, 5699272, 5699273, 5699274, 5699275, 5699276, 5699277, 5699383, 5699384, 5699385, 5699386, 5699387, 5699388, 5699390, 5699389, 5699391, 5699392.