Thunderstorm Wind, Dinwiddie
- When
- August 26, 3:09 PM EST
- Where
- Dinwiddie County, 3 mi SW of Carson
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.000, -77.430
Trees down.
Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 26, 1999
9 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 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
- 0
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:11 UTC.
Event by event
9 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond (C)
- When
- August 26, 4:10 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond (C) County, Richmond
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.550, -77.450
Several trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chesterfield
- When
- August 26, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Chesterfield County, Chesterfield
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.370, -77.520
Power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond (C)
- When
- August 26, 4:16 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond (C) County, Richmond
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.550, -77.450
Trees down near Bells Road and I-95.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hampton (C)
- When
- August 26, 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Hampton (C) County, Hampton
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.020, -76.350
Large tree limbs down on house.
Thunderstorm Wind, Newport News (C)
- When
- August 26, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Newport News (C) County, Newport News
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.980, -76.420
Power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, York
- When
- August 26, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- York County, Yorktown
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.230, -76.520
Trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Suffolk (C)
- When
- August 26, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Suffolk (C) County, Holland
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.680, -76.770
Numerous large branches down. Power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Norfolk (C)
- When
- August 26, 5:55 PM EST
- Where
- Norfolk (C) County, Norfolk
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.870, -76.270
Wind blew house off jacks. Power lines down in Ocean View.
Flash Flood, Lunenburg
- When
- August 26, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lunenburg County, Lunenburg
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.946, -78.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several creeks overflowed. Couple of bridges flooded and several roads closed.
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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Maryland, August 26, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 26 to 27, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, August 26, 1999
- Strong Wind in California, August 26, 1999
- Flood and Waterspout in Ohio, August 26, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, August 26, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, August 26, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, August 26, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Hail in North Carolina, August 26, 1999
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 26, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Pennsylvania, August 26 to 27, 1999
- Lightning Strikes in South Carolina, August 26, 1999
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: 5717636, 5717637, 5717638, 5717639, 5717640, 5717641, 5717643, 5717644, 5717642, 5717645.