Virginia, 2000Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 16, 2000
August 16, 2000 · NWS AKQ · 4 events in 3 counties and zones
3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Suffolk (C)
- When
- August 16, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Suffolk (C) County, Suffolk
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.709, -76.608 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High winds blew down trees on North Lloyd Street near downtown Suffolk. Also, dime-sized hail fell in the Route 460/Route 13-32/North Main Street corridor near downtown Suffolk.
Hail, Southampton
- When
- August 16, 6:15 PM EST to 6:20 PM EST
- Where
- Southampton County, 3 mi E of Sunbeam
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.583, -76.983
Hail, Southampton
- When
- August 16, 6:25 PM EST to 6:27 PM EST
- Where
- Southampton County, Courtland
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.717, -77.067
Hail, Isle of Wight
- When
- August 16, 8:00 PM EST to 8:03 PM EST
- Where
- Isle of Wight County, Windsor
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.800, -76.733
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 16, 20001 injured · $1.0 million · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in Colorado, August 16, 2000$250,000 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 16, 2000$80,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 16, 2000$75,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 16, 2000$60,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 16, 2000$50,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events
- Lightning Strike in Vermont, August 16, 2000$50,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in Connecticut, August 16, 2000$5,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 16, 2000$30,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Massachusetts, August 16, 2000$20,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Arizona, August 16, 2000$20,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Virginia, August 16, 2000$14,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events
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: 5170270, 5170268, 5170267, 5170269.