Hail, King William
- When
- May 10, 6:20 PM EST
- Where
- King William County, Aylett
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.783, -77.100
Hail and Waterspout in Virginia, May 10, 2000
11 hail, 1 waterspout, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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.
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:18 UTC.
Event by event
11 hail, 1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Westmoreland
- When
- May 10, 6:25 PM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland County, Strafford Hall
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.150, -76.833
Hail, King and Queen
- When
- May 10, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- King and Queen County, Walkerton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.717, -77.017
Hail, Richmond
- When
- May 10, 6:35 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond County, Warsaw
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.967, -76.767
Hail, Northampton
- When
- May 10, 6:50 PM EST
- Where
- Northampton County, 1 mi S of Kiptopeke
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.117, -75.967
Waterspout, Richmond
- When
- May 10, 6:50 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond County, 2 mi SW of Sharps
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.937, -76.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Waterspout was reported over the Rappahannock River.
Hail, Northumberland
- When
- May 10, 7:05 PM EST
- Where
- Northumberland County, Walnut Pt
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.983, -76.467
Hail, Gloucester
- When
- May 10, 7:25 PM EST
- Where
- Gloucester County, 5 mi N of Gloucester
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.480, -76.533
Hail, Accomack
- When
- May 10, 8:35 PM EST
- Where
- Accomack County, Accomac
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.717, -75.683
Hail, Chesapeake (C)
- When
- May 10, 8:35 PM EST
- Where
- Chesapeake (C) County, Chesapeake
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.817, -76.267
Hail, Poquoson
- When
- May 10, 8:40 PM EST
- Where
- Poquoson County, Central Portion
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.133, -76.400
Hail, Virginia Beach (C)
- When
- May 10, 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Virginia Beach (C) County, Virginia Beach
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.850, -75.983
Hail up to 1.75 inches reported from Ocean Lakes towards the oceanfront.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Waterspout
- A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Flood in New York, May 10 to 11, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Connecticut, May 10, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Pennsylvania, May 10 to 11, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 10, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in New York, May 10, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, May 10, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in New York, May 10, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 10 to 11, 2000
- Flooding in New York, May 10 to 17, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 10, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, May 10, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 10, 2000
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, May 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: 5148815, 5148813, 5148814, 5148812, 5148821, 5148823, 5148816, 5148817, 5148819, 5148820, 5148818, 5148822.