Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg
- When
- May 27, 3:35 PM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, 6 mi NNE of Boydton
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.750, -78.367
Trees downed in rural Mecklenburg county.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 27, 2000
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning, 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.
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- 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
- $55,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Brunswick
- When
- May 27, 3:41 PM EST
- Where
- Brunswick County, Lawrenceville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.750, -77.833
Thunderstorm Wind, Sussex
- When
- May 27, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Sussex County, 2 mi SE of Wakefield
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.950, -76.950
Trees down on highway 460 in extreme southeastern Sussex county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Southampton
- When
- May 27, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Southampton County, 4 mi NW of Ivor
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.933, -76.933
Trees down on highway 460 in extreme northwestern Southampton county.
Hail, Suffolk (C)
- When
- May 27, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Suffolk (C) County, Suffolk
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.733, -76.583
Lightning, Henrico
- When
- May 27, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Henrico County, Short Pump
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.458, -77.296 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck a house causing $50,000 in damage. The blaze was brought under control by 700 PM EDT. Over 10,000 residents were without power due to lightning induced power outages from the same storm.
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 27, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 27, 2000
- Hail in North Carolina, May 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 27, 2000
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, May 27, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 27, 2000
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: 5151565, 5151563, 5151564, 5151567, 5151566, 5151568.