Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- July 22, 5:07 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Gladehill
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.980, -79.770
Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 22, 1999
Thunderstorm winds downed trees onto powerlines along route 40 in Gladehill and tree limbs 2 inches in diameter in Martinsville.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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 the late afternoon of the 22nd produced damaging winds and hail up to 1 3/4 inches in diameter.Thunderstorm winds downed trees onto powerlines along route 40 in Gladehill and tree limbs 2 inches in diameter in Martinsville.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Buckingham
- When
- July 22, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Buckingham County, Centenary
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.700, -78.520
Thunderstorm Wind, Martinsville (C)
- When
- July 22, 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Martinsville (C) County, Martinsville
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.680, -79.870
Hail, Martinsville (C)
- When
- July 22, 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Martinsville (C) County, Martinsville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.680, -79.870
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
- Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, July 22, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Hail in North Dakota, July 22, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 22, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 22, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 22, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 22 to 23, 1999
- Lightning Strike in New Mexico, July 22, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Vermont, July 22, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Maryland, July 22, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 22, 1999
- Heavy Rain in Maryland, July 22, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 22, 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: 5711892, 5711889, 5711890, 5711891.