Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 22, 2000

Name: Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 22, 2000
Start: 2000-05-22T13:50
End: 2000-05-22T14:10
Location: Virginia

May 22, 2000 · NWS AKQ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $200,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lunenburg

When: May 22, 1:50 PM EST to 2:10 PM EST
Where: Lunenburg County, Countywide
Property damage: $200,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.946, -78.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Widespread hail "up to nearly softball size" affected large portions of Lunenburg county. Specific reports from spotters and the media were: 2.25 to 2.50 inch diameter hail in Victoria at 250 PM EDT, hail "up to nearly softball size" just before 300 PM EDT, and "hail the size of tennis balls and eggs" around 300 PM EDT. Numerous trees were reported downed by high winds in a swath 2 to 3 miles in width in the Double Bridges area. Many vehicle and business windows were broken by the large hail resulting in expensive repairs. Six county owned vehicles were among those damaged by the storm, including one which sustained body damage after being hit with a tree.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5149181.