Virginia, 2000Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 16, 2000
July 16, 2000 · NWS AKQ · 6 events in 4 counties and zones
3 hail, 1 waterspout, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $52,000
- 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.
Event by event
3 hail, 1 waterspout, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Waterspout, Lancaster
- When
- July 16, 9:45 AM EST to 9:50 AM EST
- Where
- Lancaster County, White Stone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.702, -76.420 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A waterspout briefly touched down on White Stone Beach. No damage was reported.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hanover
- When
- July 16, 12:17 PM EST
- Where
- Hanover County, Mechanicsville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.600, -77.367
High winds blew down several trees.
Lightning, Lancaster
- When
- July 16, 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Lancaster County, Kilmarnock
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.702, -76.420 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning hit a house and caused major damage to the structure and its contents.
Hail, Middlesex
- When
- July 16, 1:45 PM EST to 1:50 PM EST
- Where
- Middlesex County, Water View
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.717, -76.617
Hail, Middlesex
- When
- July 16, 1:50 PM EST to 1:55 PM EST
- Where
- Middlesex County, Urbanna
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.633, -76.583
Hail, Accomack
- When
- July 16, 1:50 PM EST to 1:55 PM EST
- Where
- Accomack County, Chesconessex
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.750, -75.783
- Waterspout
- A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, July 16, 20001 death · 1 event
- Heat in Louisiana, July 16, 20001 death · 1 event
- Heat in Louisiana, July 16, 20001 death · 1 event
- Hail in North Carolina, July 16, 2000$605,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in North Carolina, July 16, 2000$600,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Vermont, July 16 to 17, 2000$600,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Vermont, July 16 to 17, 20001 injured · $325,000 · 5 events
- Hail in North Carolina, July 16, 2000$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Vermont, July 16 to 17, 2000$500,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 16, 2000$186,000 · 1 in hail · 12 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 16, 2000$204,000 · 6 events
- Flash Flood in Vermont, July 16 to 17, 2000$200,000 · 1 event
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: 5154937, 5154936, 5154938, 5154939, 5154940, 5154941.