Virginia, 1999

Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 19, 1999

August 19, 1999 · NWS RNK · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Tazewell, large trees in New Castle, and large trees onto County Route 687, two miles north northeast of the City of Covington.

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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

Thunderstorms during evening of the 19th produced damaging winds and hail up to dime size.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Tazewell, large trees in New Castle, and large trees onto County Route 687, two miles north northeast of the City of Covington.

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:06 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Alleghany

When
August 19, 6:05 PM EST
Where
Alleghany County, 2 mi NNE of Covington City
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
37.820, -79.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Craig

When
August 19, 6:20 PM EST
Where
Craig County, New Castle
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
37.500, -80.120

Hail, Tazewell

When
August 19, 11:50 PM EST
Where
Tazewell County, Tazewell
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.120, -81.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Tazewell

When
August 19, 11:50 PM EST
Where
Tazewell County, Tazewell
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.120, -81.520

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Virginia in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, August 1999

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: 5713624, 5713623, 5713621, 5713622.