Hail, Chesapeake (C)
- When
- August 11, 3:35 PM EST
- Where
- Chesapeake (C) County, Chesapeake
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.820, -76.270
Reported in the Greenbrier section of Chesapeake.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 11, 1999
9 thunderstorm wind, 6 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
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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), 68 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:34 UTC.
Event by event
9 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chesapeake (C)
- When
- August 11, 3:35 PM EST
- Where
- Chesapeake (C) County, Chesapeake
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.820, -76.270
Tree fell on a car in the Greenbrier section of Chesapeake.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mathews
- When
- August 11, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mathews County, 2 mi SE of Gwynn
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.480, -76.270
Trees downed. Also, vinyl siding ripped off homes and several sheds blown over on Gwynns Island.
Hail, Mathews
- When
- August 11, 4:10 PM EST
- Where
- Mathews County, Mathews
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.430, -76.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Mathews
- When
- August 11, 4:10 PM EST
- Where
- Mathews County, Hudgins
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.470, -76.330
Tree down near intersection of Routes 223 and 198, blocking road.
Thunderstorm Wind, King and Queen
- When
- August 11, 5:52 PM EST
- Where
- King and Queen County, 2 mi SE of Shanghai
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.570, -76.700
Trees down on State Road 603.
Hail, James City
- When
- August 11, 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- James City County, Toano
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.380, -76.820
Hail, James City
- When
- August 11, 6:20 PM EST
- Where
- James City County, Norge
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.370, -76.780
Hail, James City
- When
- August 11, 6:20 PM EST
- Where
- James City County, 2 mi S of Toano
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.350, -76.820
Thunderstorm Wind, York
- When
- August 11, 6:25 PM EST
- Where
- York County, 10 mi NW of Lackey
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.330, -76.680
Trees down on roads and a vehicle. Power lines also downed. Damage occurred in extreme northwest section of York County.
Hail, Williamsburg (C)
- When
- August 11, 6:33 PM EST
- Where
- Williamsburg (C) County, Williamsburg
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.270, -76.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Williamsburg (C)
- When
- August 11, 6:38 PM EST
- Where
- Williamsburg (C) County, Williamsburg
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.270, -76.720
Estimated 65 mph gust. Wrist size branches down.
Thunderstorm Wind, James City
- When
- August 11, 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- James City County, 2 mi NW of Grove
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.270, -76.700
Roof collapsed at apartment building.
Thunderstorm Wind, Surry
- When
- August 11, 7:05 PM EST
- Where
- Surry County, Claremont
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.230, -76.950
Tree branches and debris covered roads.
Thunderstorm Wind, Isle of Wight
- When
- August 11, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Isle of Wight County, 5 mi NW of Windsor
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.850, -76.800
Two large tree limbs (6-8 inch diameter) down on Route 460.
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.
The same day elsewhere
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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: 5717504, 5717505, 5717506, 5717507, 5717508, 5717509, 5717510, 5717511, 5717512, 5717513, 5717514, 5717515, 5717516, 5717517, 5717518.