Hail, Henry
- When
- August 4, 1:02 PM EST
- Where
- Henry County, 4 mi S of Martinsville City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.633, -79.867
Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 4, 2000
Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Martinsville, Scottsburg, and Ridgeway.
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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
Thunderstorms during the afternoon of the 4th produced hail up to dime size and damaging winds.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Martinsville, Scottsburg, and Ridgeway.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 57 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:02 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Martinsville (C)
- When
- August 4, 1:10 PM EST
- Where
- Martinsville (C) County, Martinsville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.683, -79.867
Thunderstorm Wind, Martinsville (C)
- When
- August 4, 1:20 PM EST
- Where
- Martinsville (C) County, Martinsville
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.683, -79.867
Thunderstorm Wind, Henry
- When
- August 4, 1:20 PM EST
- Where
- Henry County, Ridgeway
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.583, -79.867
Thunderstorm Wind, Halifax
- When
- August 4, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Halifax County, Scottsburg
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.750, -78.783
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
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, August 4, 2000
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, August 4, 2000
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 4, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, August 4 to 5, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, August 4, 2000
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Colorado, August 4, 2000
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 4, 2000
- Flash Flooding in North Carolina, August 4 to 5, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 4, 2000
- Flood and Hail in Georgia, August 4, 2000
- Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in Maryland, August 4, 2000
- Wildfire in Oregon, August 4, 2000
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, August 2000
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: 5171178, 5171174, 5171175, 5171177, 5171176.