Thunderstorm Wind, Charles City (C)
- When
- August 1, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Charles City (C) County, Charles City
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.330, -77.070
Trees down on Barnetts Road.
Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Virginia, August 1, 1999
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- 2
- Property damage
- $17,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 39 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:45 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gloucester
- When
- August 1, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Gloucester County, Gloucester
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.420, -76.530
Trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mathews
- When
- August 1, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Mathews County, Port Haywood
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.380, -76.320
Large tree down across Route 608.
Thunderstorm Wind, York
- When
- August 1, 4:25 PM EST
- Where
- York County, Poquoson
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.130, -76.400
Trees down.
Lightning, Suffolk (C)
- When
- August 1, 5:05 PM EST
- Where
- Suffolk (C) County, Suffolk
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.709, -76.608 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several homes struck by lightning. Several people hospitalized. Occurred at Blue Teal Court.
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Heat in Missouri, August 1 to 18, 1999
- Heat in Alabama, August 1 to 2, 1999
- Heat in South Carolina, August 1, 1999
- Heat in South Carolina, August 1 to 2, 1999
- Heat in Texas, August 1, 1999
- Heat in Arkansas, August 1, 1999
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Florida, August 1 to 11, 1999
- Heat and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 1 to 2, 1999
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: 5717385, 5717386, 5717387, 5717388, 5717389.