Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- March 28, 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Blacksburg
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.233, -80.417
Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, March 28, 2000
Thunderstorm winds downed a tree in Blacksburg and downed trees and power lines in the City of Danville.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 3
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 on the afternoon of the 28th produced hail up to dime size and damaging winds.Thunderstorm winds downed a tree in Blacksburg and downed trees and power lines in the City of Danville.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 26 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:18 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Buckingham
- When
- March 28, 4:35 PM EST
- Where
- Buckingham County, 5 mi S of Centenary
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.633, -78.517
Thunderstorm Wind, Danville (C)
- When
- March 28, 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Danville (C) County, Danville
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.583, -79.417
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
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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: 5136890, 5136889, 5136891.