Name: Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, July 24, 1999
Start: 1999-07-24T12:52
End: 1999-07-24T16:40
Location: Virginia

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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 in the afternoon of the 24th downed tree limbs, produced flash flooding, and produced hail up to dime size.Thunderstorms winds in the afternoon of the 24th downed tree limbs in Sylvatus, a tree in the southeastern part of Wytheville, several trees in Kimballton, a tree onto a car in Danville, trees in Fieldale, and trees in Stuart.Thunderstorm rains resulted in flash flooding in Giles County from Narrows to Rich Creek along U.S. route 460.

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Event by event

6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wythe

When: July 24, 12:52 PM EST
Where: Wythe County, Wytheville
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.950, -81.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: July 24, 1:00 PM EST
Where: Carroll County, Sylvatus
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 36.870, -80.770

Hail, Patrick

When: July 24, 1:55 PM EST
Where: Patrick County, 2 mi E of Stuart
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.630, -80.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Patrick

When: July 24, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Patrick County, Stuart
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.630, -80.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Giles

When: July 24, 2:15 PM EST
Where: Giles County, Kimballton
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates: 37.370, -80.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Danville (C)

When: July 24, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Danville (C) County, Danville
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.580, -79.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When: July 24, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Henry County, Fieldale
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.700, -79.950

Flash Flood, Giles

When: July 24, 3:50 PM EST to 4:40 PM EST
Where: Giles County, Northwest Portion
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.314, -80.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.
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.

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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: 5711837, 5711835, 5711838, 5711888, 5711839, 5711840, 5711887, 5711836.