Hail, Smyth
- When
- May 7, 3:50 PM EST
- Where
- Smyth County, Groseclose
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.880, -81.350
Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 7, 1999
A thunderstorm produced hail up to 1 1/2 inches in diameter in McCoy. The hail broke many windows, destroyed vegetation, and dented or stripped siding from homes.
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
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 27
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.
During the afternoon and evening of the 7th, thunderstorms produced hail up to 1 3/4 inches in diameter and damaging winds.Thunderstorm winds downed large tree limbs and power lines in Pembroke.A thunderstorm produced hail up to 1 1/2 inches in diameter in McCoy. The hail broke many windows, destroyed vegetation, and dented or stripped siding from homes.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
26 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Wythe
- When
- May 7, 4:10 PM EST
- Where
- Wythe County, 5 mi W of Wytheville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.950, -81.170
Hail, Grayson
- When
- May 7, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Grayson County, Volney
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.620, -81.380
Hail, Grayson
- When
- May 7, 4:20 PM EST
- Where
- Grayson County, Fox
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.600, -81.300
Hail, Grayson
- When
- May 7, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Grayson County, 7 mi NW of Independence
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.680, -81.230
Hail, Bland
- When
- May 7, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Bland County, 5 mi SW of Bland
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.050, -81.180
Hail, Giles
- When
- May 7, 4:51 PM EST
- Where
- Giles County, 3 mi S of Eggleston
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.230, -80.630
Hail, Pulaski
- When
- May 7, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Pulaski County, 3 mi W of Dublin
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.120, -80.750
Hail, Giles
- When
- May 7, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Giles County, Eggleston
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.280, -80.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Giles
- When
- May 7, 5:23 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Giles County, Pembroke
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.320, -80.650
Hail, Montgomery
- When
- May 7, 5:25 PM EST to 5:28 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Mc Coy
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.230, -80.620
Hail, Giles
- When
- May 7, 5:35 PM EST
- Where
- Giles County, Newport
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.280, -80.500
Hail, Craig
- When
- May 7, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Craig County, 4 mi NE of Paint Bank
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.600, -80.230
Hail, Craig
- When
- May 7, 6:17 PM EST
- Where
- Craig County, New Castle
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.500, -80.120
Hail, Botetourt
- When
- May 7, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Botetourt County, Gala
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.680, -79.820
Hail, Wythe
- When
- May 7, 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Wythe County, Wytheville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.950, -81.080
Hail, Wythe
- When
- May 7, 6:55 PM EST
- Where
- Wythe County, Max Meadows
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.970, -80.930
Hail, Patrick
- When
- May 7, 7:10 PM EST
- Where
- Patrick County, 2 mi E of Critz
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.630, -80.120
Hail, Pulaski
- When
- May 7, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Pulaski County, Belspring
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.200, -80.620
Hail, Henry
- When
- May 7, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Henry County, Fieldale
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.700, -79.950
Hail, Henry
- When
- May 7, 7:35 PM EST
- Where
- Henry County, Bassett
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.770, -79.980
Hail, Franklin
- When
- May 7, 7:40 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Sydnorsville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.870, -79.830
Hail, Henry
- When
- May 7, 7:45 PM EST
- Where
- Henry County, 2 mi NE of Martinsville City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.700, -79.830
Hail, Giles
- When
- May 7, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Giles County, 4 mi S of Eggleston
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.230, -80.630
Hail, Campbell
- When
- May 7, 8:40 PM EST
- Where
- Campbell County, Rustburg
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.280, -79.100
Hail, Carroll
- When
- May 7, 9:35 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll County, 3 mi E of Fancy Gap
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.670, -80.650
Hail, Roanoke (C)
- When
- May 7, 10:15 PM EST
- Where
- Roanoke (C) County, Roanoke
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.270, -79.950
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, May 7, 1999
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- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 7, 1999
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 7, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 7, 1999
- Hail in Florida, May 7, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 7, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, May 7, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 7, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 7, 1999
- Hail in North Carolina, May 7, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 7, 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: 5695054, 5695061, 5695055, 5694955, 5694956, 5695056, 5694965, 5694966, 5694967, 5695052, 5695053, 5694962, 5694963, 5694964, 5694954, 5694960, 5695059, 5695062, 5694957, 5695057, 5695058, 5694953, 5694961, 5695063, 5695060, 5694958, 5694959.