Hail, Suffolk (C)
- When
- September 7, 3:20 PM EST
- Where
- Suffolk (C) County, Whaleyville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.580, -76.680
Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, September 7, 1999
2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- $12,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Suffolk (C)
- When
- September 7, 4:20 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)
Road (1500 block Camp Pond Road) flooded out.
Hail, Louisa
- When
- September 7, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Louisa County, Boswells Tavern to 3 mi E of Boswells Tavern
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.070, -78.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Prince Edward
- When
- September 7, 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- Prince Edward County, Darlington Hgts
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.200, -78.620
Four large trees down including one snapped off half way up. Power lines also downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Prince Edward
- When
- September 7, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Prince Edward County, Hampden Sydney
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.230, -78.470
Spotter reported numerous large trees down. Downed trees caused some structural damage to a few homes.
What these are
- 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.
- 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
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 7, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, September 7, 1999
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 7, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, September 7, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, September 7 to 8, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, September 7, 1999
- Flood in Florida, September 7, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, September 7, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, September 7, 1999
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 7, 1999
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, September 7, 1999
- Hail in Minnesota, September 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: 5719983, 5719984, 5719985, 5719986, 5719987.