Hail, Pittsylvania
- When
- July 21, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Pittsylvania County, 5 mi NE of Cascade
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.620, -79.600
Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, July 21, 1999
Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Lynch Station, trees in the City of Martinsville damaging a house, and downed large tree limbs and caused crop damage to several fields of tabacco plants in Pittsville. Thunderstorm rains caused significant flash flooding in Martinsville.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $90,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Events
- 9
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 the afternoon and evening of the 21st produced damaging wind, hail up to 1 1/4 inches in diameter, and flash flooding.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Lynch Station, trees in the City of Martinsville damaging a house, and downed large tree limbs and caused crop damage to several fields of tabacco plants in Pittsville. Thunderstorm rains caused significant flash flooding in Martinsville. Flood waters washed out one bridge on Smith Lake Road, flooded 25 roads, with up to 4 feet of water on business U.S. Route 220, caused a mudslide onto U.S. Route 58, and flooded three businesses along the Smith River. A woman was rescued by police from her car that was nearly completely submerged in flood waters.Lightning during the evening of the 21st struck 3 houses in Henry County, starting fires that damaged the houses.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Campbell
- When
- July 21, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Campbell County, Lynch Station
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.150, -79.300
Hail, Roanoke (C)
- When
- July 21, 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Roanoke (C) County, Roanoke
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.270, -79.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Campbell
- When
- July 21, 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Campbell County, Lynch Station
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.150, -79.300
Hail, Pittsylvania
- When
- July 21, 6:55 PM EST
- Where
- Pittsylvania County, Northwest Portion to North Portion
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.930, -79.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsylvania
- When
- July 21, 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Pittsylvania County, Pittsville
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.980, -79.470
Lightning, Henry
- When
- July 21, 8:30 PM EST to 9:15 PM EST
- Where
- Henry County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.685, -79.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Martinsville (C)
- When
- July 21, 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Martinsville (C) County, Martinsville
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.680, -79.870
Flash Flood, Martinsville (C)
- When
- July 21, 8:45 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Martinsville (C) County, Martinsville
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.692, -79.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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
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- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 21, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Montana, July 21, 1999
- Flash Flood in New Mexico, July 21, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 21, 1999
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, July 21, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 21, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 21, 1999
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 21, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 21, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 21, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 21, 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: 5711893, 5711897, 5711898, 5711900, 5711899, 5711894, 5711896, 5711901, 5711895.