Virginia, 1999Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, July 24, 1999
July 24, 1999 · NWS AKQ · 15 events in 11 counties and zones
9 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $33,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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.
Event by event
9 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Caroline
- When
- July 24, 1:25 PM EST
- Where
- Caroline County, Port Royal
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 38.170, -77.200
Numerous trees were downed, causing structural damage to two homes and one injury when a tree fell on a car. Many trees were down along Highway 17 between Rappahannock Academy and Port Royal.
Hail, Portsmouth (C)
- When
- July 24, 1:55 PM EST
- Where
- Portsmouth (C) County, Portsmouth
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.820, -76.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Prince Edward
- When
- July 24, 2:35 PM EST
- Where
- Prince Edward County, 5 mi NW of Darlington Hgts
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.250, -78.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland
- When
- July 24, 2:40 PM EST
- Where
- Cumberland County, 3 mi NW of Cumberland
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.520, -78.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Southampton
- When
- July 24, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Southampton County, Boykins
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.580, -77.200
Large tree down on Route 671.
Thunderstorm Wind, Prince Edward
- When
- July 24, 3:12 PM EST
- Where
- Prince Edward County, Prospect
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.300, -78.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Isle of Wight
- When
- July 24, 3:25 PM EST
- Where
- Isle of Wight County, 3 mi SW of Whitley
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.850, -76.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Dinwiddie
- When
- July 24, 3:25 PM EST
- Where
- Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.080, -77.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Portsmouth (C)
- When
- July 24, 3:35 PM EST
- Where
- Portsmouth (C) County, Portsmouth
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.820, -76.330
Large tree (16-18" diameter) and many limbs down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chesapeake (C)
- When
- July 24, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Chesapeake (C) County, Deep Creek
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.730, -76.350
Large tree down and blocking road.
Flash Flood, Portsmouth (C)
- When
- July 24, 3:45 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Portsmouth (C) County, Portsmouth
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.837, -76.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Parts of Interstate 264 were covered with more than 3 feet of water. Some other roads were impassable. Spotter reported just over 7 inches of rain in 4 hours.
Flash Flood, Norfolk (C)
- When
- July 24, 3:45 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Norfolk (C) County, Norfolk
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.891, -76.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Many roads including Hampton Boulevard were flooded and impassable.
Flash Flood, Chesapeake (C)
- When
- July 24, 3:45 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chesapeake (C) County, Chesapeake
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.688, -76.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Parts of Interstate 264 were covered with more than 3 feet of water. Some other roads including Ballahack Road were also flooded. In addition, there was 14 feet of water reported on Military Highway at the Triple Decker Bridge. Fire Station 2 in Chesapeake near Norfolk was evacuated and the cars were under water.
Flash Flood, Suffolk (C)
- When
- July 24, 3:45 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Suffolk (C) County, Suffolk
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.709, -76.608 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Many roads were flooded and impassable.
Flash Flood, Virginia Beach (C)
- When
- July 24, 3:45 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Virginia Beach (C) County, Virginia Beach
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.738, -76.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Many roads were flooded and impassable.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 24, 19993 deaths · $237,000 · 1 in hail · 11 events
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, July 24, 19992 deaths · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 24, 19992 deaths · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Wyoming, July 24, 19992 deaths · 1 event
- Tornado in Arkansas, July 24, 199926 injured · F1 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, July 24, 19991 death · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 24, 1999$601,000 · 2 in hail · 45 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, July 24, 1999$395,000 · F1 · 18 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 24, 19992 injured · $164,000 · 1.75 in hail · 23 events
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, July 24, 199910 injured · 70 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 24, 1999$85,000 · 5 events
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 24, 1999$100,000 · 1 event
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: 5719479, 5719480, 5719561, 5719562, 5719563, 5719564, 5714442, 5719565, 5714440, 5714441, 5714443, 5714444, 5714445, 5714446, 5714447.