Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, April 9, 1999

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, April 9, 1999
Start: 1999-04-09T17:50
End: 1999-04-09T20:50
Location: Virginia

April 9, 1999 · NWS AKQ · 26 events in 26 counties and zones

23 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $68,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 26

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.

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Event by event

23 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Goochland

When: April 9, 5:50 PM EST
Where: Goochland County, Hadensville
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.830, -78.000

Large tree down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hanover

When: April 9, 6:00 PM EST to 6:10 PM EST
Where: Hanover County, Hanover
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.750, -77.370

Several trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caroline

When: April 9, 6:10 PM EST
Where: Caroline County, Ladysmith
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.020, -77.520

Roof damage to 3 homes. Trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Powhatan

When: April 9, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Powhatan County, Trenholm
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.600, -78.080

Several trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henrico

When: April 9, 6:20 PM EST
Where: Henrico County, 1 mi W of Short Pump
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.650, -77.630

Wind gust of 58 mph reported by spotter.

Thunderstorm Wind, Essex

When: April 9, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Essex County, Countywide
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.900, -76.930

Trees down across county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond (C)

When: April 9, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Richmond (C) County, Richmond
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.550, -77.450

Trees down and power outages.

Thunderstorm Wind, King William

When: April 9, 6:30 PM EST
Where: King William County, Enfield
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.730, -77.200

Trees down on Route 604.

Thunderstorm Wind, King and Queen

When: April 9, 6:35 PM EST
Where: King and Queen County, 3 mi E of St Stephens Church
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.800, -77.000

Large branches and one tree down on Route 621.

Thunderstorm Wind, Charles City (C)

When: April 9, 6:40 PM EST
Where: Charles City (C) County, Charles City
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.330, -77.070

Trees down and power outages.

Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond

When: April 9, 6:45 PM EST
Where: Richmond County, Countywide
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.950, -76.700

Trees down and power outages.

Thunderstorm Wind, New Kent

When: April 9, 6:45 PM EST
Where: New Kent County, Countywide
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.480, -76.950

Trees down and power outages.

Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland

When: April 9, 6:45 PM EST
Where: Westmoreland County, Westmoreland
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.070, -76.570

Trees down across a road in the Sandy Point area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Amelia

When: April 9, 6:45 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Amelia County, Amelia to Mannboro
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.330, -77.980

Trees down.

Hail, Lunenburg

When: April 9, 6:50 PM EST
Where: Lunenburg County, Victoria
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.980, -78.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster

When: April 9, 6:52 PM EST
Where: Lancaster County, Countywide
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.720, -76.480

Large trees down across roads and power lines down. Roof damage to homes and damage to trailers.

Thunderstorm Wind, Middlesex

When: April 9, 6:55 PM EST
Where: Middlesex County, Church View
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.680, -76.680

Trees and power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dinwiddie

When: April 9, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Dinwiddie County, Sutherland
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.200, -77.570

Signs were twisted, 55 gallon drums were blown about. Ticket booths blown down near the Virginia Motorsports Park.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hopewell (C)

When: April 9, 7:01 PM EST
Where: Hopewell (C) County, Hopewell
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.300, -77.300

Power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, James City

When: April 9, 7:05 PM EST to 7:15 PM EST
Where: James City County, Countywide
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.400, -76.720

Trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mathews

When: April 9, 7:15 PM EST
Where: Mathews County, Countywide
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.530, -76.380

Trees and power line down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gloucester

When: April 9, 7:15 PM EST
Where: Gloucester County, Gloucester
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.420, -76.530

Large section of roof was blown off a building near the courthouse. Power lines down near Route 17.

Hail, Brunswick

When: April 9, 7:20 PM EST
Where: Brunswick County, Meredithville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.800, -77.950

Hail, Emporia

When: April 9, 7:40 PM EST
Where: Emporia County, Emporia
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 36.680, -77.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Accomack

When: April 9, 7:50 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Accomack County, Onley to Painter
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.680, -75.720

A farm was damaged and cars were moved. One dump truck was overturned. Debris was evident up to one-quarter mile from damage site.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chesapeake (C)

When: April 9, 8:50 PM EST
Where: Chesapeake (C) County, Chesapeake
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.820, -76.270

Telephone pole down and wires down.

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.

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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: 5698802, 5699145, 5699049, 5699146, 5699147, 5699148, 5699149, 5699150, 5699151, 5699152, 5699153, 5699154, 5699155, 5699157, 5699158, 5699156, 5699159, 5699164, 5699165, 5699160, 5699161, 5699162, 5699163, 5699166, 5699167, 5699251.