Hail, Suffolk (C)
- When
- February 28, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Suffolk (C) County, Suffolk
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.730, -76.580
Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, February 28, 1999
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
- $6,000
- 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), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:16 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Suffolk (C)
- When
- February 28, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Suffolk (C) County, Suffolk
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.730, -76.580
Large tree down blocking Route 460.
Thunderstorm Wind, Portsmouth (C)
- When
- February 28, 4:32 PM EST to 4:42 PM EST
- Where
- Portsmouth (C) County, Portsmouth
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.820, -76.330
Trees and wires down on 2 houses.
Hail, Chesapeake (C)
- When
- February 28, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Chesapeake (C) County, Great Bridge
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 36.720, -76.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Norfolk (C)
- When
- February 28, 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Norfolk (C) County, Norfolk
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 36.870, -76.270
Wind gust of 81 mph reported by Norfolk International Airport Tower.
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
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 28, 1999
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, February 28, 1999
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, February 28, 1999
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 28, 1999
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 28, 1999
- Winter Weather in New York, February 28, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Oregon, February 28, 1999
- Flooding in Indiana, February 28, 1999
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, February 28, 1999
- Hail in South Carolina, February 28, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 28, 1999
- Hail in North Carolina, February 28, 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: 5689229, 5689230, 5689233, 5689231, 5689232.