Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- July 28, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Blacksburg
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.230, -80.420
Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 28, 1999
S. A wind gust in Richlands was estimated at 65 miles per hour, by a spotter.
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
- None recorded
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
Thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of the 28th produced damaging winds.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Forest, Bassett, Shawsville, Danville, Laurel Fork, Amherst, Buena Vista, a 4 inch diameter tree limb in Blacksburg, 6 to 8 inch diameter trees onto U.S. Route 501, three miles north of Rustburg, trees and powerlines in Sedalia, Stewartsville, and Martinsville.Thunderstorm winds downed trees across Roanoke City, including trees that blocked Mudlick and Brandon Avenues.Thunderstorm winds downed trees east of Ft Chiswell, onto Interstate Route 81 from mile marker 85 to mile marker 88.A wind gust in Richlands was estimated at 65 miles per hour, by a spotter.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Buena Vista (C)
- When
- July 28, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Buena Vista (C) County, Buena Vista
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.730, -79.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Roanoke (C)
- When
- July 28, 4:45 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Roanoke (C) County, Roanoke
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.270, -79.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- July 28, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Shawsville
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.170, -80.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford
- When
- July 28, 5:12 PM EST
- Where
- Bedford County, Forest
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.370, -79.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford
- When
- July 28, 5:22 PM EST
- Where
- Bedford County, Sedalia
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.480, -79.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford
- When
- July 28, 5:22 PM EST
- Where
- Bedford County, Stewartsville
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.270, -79.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Amherst
- When
- July 28, 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- Amherst County, Amherst
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.580, -79.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Campbell
- When
- July 28, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Campbell County, 3 mi N of Rustburg
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.330, -79.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Henry
- When
- July 28, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Henry County, Bassett
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.770, -79.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Danville (C)
- When
- July 28, 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Danville (C) County, Danville
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.580, -79.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Wythe
- When
- July 28, 6:18 PM EST
- Where
- Wythe County, Ft Chiswell to 3 mi E of Ft Chiswell
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.950, -80.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Martinsville (C)
- When
- July 28, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Martinsville (C) County, Martinsville
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.680, -79.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- July 28, 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll County, Laurel Fork
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.720, -80.520
Thunderstorm Wind, Tazewell
- When
- July 28, 6:44 PM EST
- Where
- Tazewell County, Richlands
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.100, -81.820
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Illinois, July 28 to 31, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Ohio, July 28, 1999
- Heat in Illinois, July 28 to 31, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 28, 1999
- Heat in Wisconsin, July 28 to 30, 1999
- Heat in Minnesota, July 28 to 30, 1999
- Heat in Nebraska, July 28 to 29, 1999
- Heat in Arkansas, July 28, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Pennsylvania, July 28, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Michigan, July 28, 1999
- Heat in Iowa, July 28 to 29, 1999
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 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: 5711827, 5711832, 5711824, 5711823, 5711830, 5711818, 5711819, 5711828, 5711831, 5711820, 5711825, 5711821, 5711822, 5711826, 5711829.