Virginia, 2000Tornado and Hail in Virginia, May 19, 2000
May 19, 2000 · NWS AKQ · 12 events in 11 counties and zones
8 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $29,000
- 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.
Event by event
8 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Louisa
- When
- May 19, 2:20 PM EST to 2:35 PM EST
- Where
- Louisa County, Louisa
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.017, -78.000
Large trees limbs were reported downed in the western sections of the county.
Hail, Hanover
- When
- May 19, 3:25 PM EST to 3:28 PM EST
- Where
- Hanover County, 6 mi SE of Ashland
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.683, -77.400
Hail ranging in size from 0.88 to 1.00 inches fell across Hanover county.
Hail, Goochland
- When
- May 19, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Goochland County, Fife
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.733, -78.067
0.75 inch diameter hail fell in the town of Fife, with 1.75 inch diameter hail reported in the nearby Shannon Hill community.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gloucester
- When
- May 19, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Gloucester County, Gloucester
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.417, -76.533
Trees were reported blown down in the town of Gloucester.
Tornado, Hanover
- When
- May 19, 3:35 PM EST
- Where
- Hanover County, Studley
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 37.667, -77.300
Fire and Rescue personnel reported a tornado on the ground at the intersection of Rural Point Road and Studley Road. An NWS storm survey the following day found only isolated trees and numerous branches down in a densely wooded area, but there was no concentrated area of damage or a damage path visible.
Thunderstorm Wind, King William
- When
- May 19, 3:43 PM EST to 3:49 PM EST
- Where
- King William County, 5 mi W of Enfield
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.707, -77.088 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail up to 1.75 inches in diameter was reported along with several trees downed by thunderstorm winds.
Hail, New Kent
- When
- May 19, 4:10 PM EST
- Where
- New Kent County, New Kent
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.517, -76.983
Hail, King and Queen
- When
- May 19, 4:36 PM EST
- Where
- King and Queen County, Shacklefords
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.550, -76.750
Hail, Prince Edward
- When
- May 19, 5:15 PM EST to 5:21 PM EST
- Where
- Prince Edward County, Farmville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.300, -78.567
0.75 to 1.00 inch diameter hail reported in Farmville.
Hail, Northampton
- When
- May 19, 5:47 PM EST
- Where
- Northampton County, Cape Charles
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.267, -76.017
Hail, Nottoway
- When
- May 19, 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- Nottoway County, Crewe
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.167, -78.117
Hail, Amelia
- When
- May 19, 5:55 PM EST
- Where
- Amelia County, Amelia
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.333, -77.983
- 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.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 19, 20001 death · 2 injured · $40,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 19 to 20, 2000$11 million · F0 · 13 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 19, 2000$200,000 · F1 · 11 events
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 19, 20002 injured · $75,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Michigan, May 19, 2000$120,000 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, May 19, 2000$14,000 · F1 · 8 events
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 19, 2000$18,000 · 1 event
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 19, 20001 injured · 50 kt wind · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 19, 2000$15,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 19, 20001.75 in hail · 9 events
- Hail in Texas, May 19, 20001 in hail · 8 events
- Hail in Texas, May 19, 20001 in hail · 3 events
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: 5149102, 5149103, 5149111, 5149112, 5148896, 5149104, 5149105, 5149106, 5149107, 5149109, 5149108, 5149110.