Hail, Grayson
- When
- November 2, 12:10 PM EST
- Where
- Grayson County, Elk Creek
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.720, -81.180
Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, November 2, 1999
Thunderstorm winds knocked down large trees in Max Meadows, three miles south-southwest of Blacksburg, and onto route 658, two miles south of Pearisburg.
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
- 6
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 early afternoon of the 2nd produced damaging winds and hail up to dime size.Hail up to dime size covered the ground one mile east of Dublin.Thunderstorm winds knocked down large trees in Max Meadows, three miles south-southwest of Blacksburg, and onto route 658, two miles south of Pearisburg.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Galax (C)
- When
- November 2, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Galax (C) County, Galax
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.670, -80.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Wythe
- When
- November 2, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wythe County, Max Meadows
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.970, -80.930
Hail, Pulaski
- When
- November 2, 1:17 PM EST
- Where
- Pulaski County, 1 mi E of Dublin
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.120, -80.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- November 2, 1:40 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Blacksburg to 3 mi SSW of Blacksburg
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.180, -80.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Giles
- When
- November 2, 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Giles County, 2 mi S of Pearisburg
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.280, -80.730
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
- High Wind in New York, November 2, 1999
- Cold in Michigan, November 2, 1999
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, November 2 to 3, 1999
- Flash Flooding in New York, November 2 to 3, 1999
- High Wind in New York, November 2 to 3, 1999
- High Wind in Alabama, November 2, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, November 2, 1999
- High Wind in New York, November 2, 1999
- High Wind in Georgia, November 2, 1999
- High Wind in Arkansas, November 2, 1999
- High Wind in Vermont, November 2 to 3, 1999
- High Wind in New Jersey, November 2, 1999
More
Every storm in Virginia in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, November 1999
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: 5721353, 5721354, 5721355, 5721356, 5721357, 5721358.