Lightning, Carroll
- When
- June 14, 12:30 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll County, Hillsville
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.732, -80.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 14, 2000
Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Danville, damaging several homes, downed trees in Timberlake, onto Route 60 in Bent Creek, onto Route 601 twelve miles east of Appomattox, onto Route 15 three miles south of Sheppards, and in Pulaski. Lightning struck the Recreation Center in Hillsville, starting a fire that damaged the building and destroyed the sporting equipment inside the building.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- $123,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 19
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 and evening of the 14th produced damaging winds, damaging lightning, and hail up to dime size.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Danville, damaging several homes, downed trees in Timberlake, onto Route 60 in Bent Creek, onto Route 601 twelve miles east of Appomattox, onto Route 15 three miles south of Sheppards, and in Pulaski. Thunderstorms winds also destroyed a barn in Natural Bridge, downed trees onto Route 42, ten miles east of Bland, downed trees across Henry County, in Narrows, and in Rural Retreat.A second round of thunderstorms downed a tree 5 miles west of Hillsville and downed trees and power lines in Hiwassee and 11 miles southeast of Pulaski.Lightning struck the Recreation Center in Hillsville, starting a fire that damaged the building and destroyed the sporting equipment inside the building. Lightning also struck a barn 1/2 mile south of Rural Retreat starting a fire that destroyed the barn, and struck a barn, starting a fire that destroyed the barn and farm equipment in Forest.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:04 UTC.
Event by event
14 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Henry
- When
- June 14, 2:05 PM EST to 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Henry County, Countywide
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.783, -79.883
Thunderstorm Wind, Danville (C)
- When
- June 14, 2:40 PM EST
- Where
- Danville (C) County, Danville
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.583, -79.417
Thunderstorm Wind, Campbell
- When
- June 14, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Campbell County, Timberlake
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.333, -79.250
Lightning, Bedford
- When
- June 14, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Bedford County, Forest
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.315, -79.524 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Buckingham
- When
- June 14, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Buckingham County, 3 mi S of Sheppards
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.330, -78.483
Thunderstorm Wind, Appomattox
- When
- June 14, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Appomattox County, Bent Creek
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.533, -78.833
Thunderstorm Wind, Appomattox
- When
- June 14, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Appomattox County, 12 mi E of Appomattox
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.350, -78.617
Thunderstorm Wind, Rockbridge
- When
- June 14, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rockbridge County, Natural Bridge
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.633, -79.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski
- When
- June 14, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pulaski County, Pulaski
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.050, -80.800
Hail, Pulaski
- When
- June 14, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pulaski County, Pulaski
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.050, -80.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Bland
- When
- June 14, 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- Bland County, 10 mi E of Bland
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.100, -80.933
Thunderstorm Wind, Giles
- When
- June 14, 7:36 PM EST
- Where
- Giles County, Narrows
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.333, -80.817
Thunderstorm Wind, Wythe
- When
- June 14, 7:40 PM EST
- Where
- Wythe County, Rural Retreat
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.900, -81.267
Lightning, Wythe
- When
- June 14, 7:40 PM EST
- Where
- Wythe County, 1 mi S of Rural Retreat
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.917, -81.079 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Pulaski
- When
- June 14, 7:50 PM EST
- Where
- Pulaski County, Hiwassee
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.967, -80.717
Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski
- When
- June 14, 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Pulaski County, Hiwassee
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.967, -80.717
Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski
- When
- June 14, 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Pulaski County, 11 mi SE of Pulaski
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.930, -80.667
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- June 14, 8:50 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll County, 5 mi W of Hillsville
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.770, -80.817
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
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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: 5153138, 5153140, 5153124, 5153125, 5153142, 5153128, 5153126, 5153127, 5153139, 5153129, 5153130, 5153131, 5153132, 5153134, 5153141, 5153133, 5153136, 5153137, 5153135.