Hail, Chesapeake (C)
- When
- April 16, 9:01 PM EST
- Where
- Chesapeake (C) County, 3 mi N of Butts
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 36.783, -76.217
Penny sized hail fell in the Greenbrier section of Chesapeake
Hail in Virginia, April 16, 2006
4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 16, 7:00 PM EST, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 7:00 PM EST, 2 hours 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
800 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2006
.SHORT TERM UPDATE /REST OF TONIGHT/...
QUICK FCST UPDATE SENT TO ACCOUNT FOR ELEVATED CONVECTION MOVING
NORTH OF RIC EARLY THIS EVE. THIS PCPN IS ASSOCD WITH JET STREAK
EJECTING WELL OUT AHEAD MAIN UPR LOW OVR IOWA/ILLINOIS BRDR. IR/WATER
VAPOR SATL LOOPS SUGG A PERIOD OF CLEARING AFTER JET STREAK MOVES
THROUGH LATER THIS EVE. ADDITIONAL PCPN SHUD BE MOVG IN LATER
TNGT/EARLY MONDAY AS UPR MIDWEST CUTOFF BECOMES ABSORBED IN LARGE
SCALE CYCLONIC FLOW AROUND UPR LOW MOVING UP INTO MARITIMES. THIS
WILL AID CYCLOGENESIS ALONG SFC BNDRY DRAPED ACRS CNTRL MID ATLC
REGION AND ENHANCE PCPN CHCS ON MONDAY.
WILL NEED TO MASSAGE GRIDS TO REFLECT ABV TRENDS BUT GIST OF FCST
UNCHANGED.
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
(ISSUED 355 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2006)
SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
SFC ANALYSIS SHOWING BOUNDARY LOCATED S OF THE FA...EXTENDING FROM
EWN TO NR RAH...AND MTV. NORTH AND EAST OF THAT BOUNDARY...WINDS
WERE MAINLY NE...ALTHOUGH LIGHT...WITH DEWPTS MAINLY IN THE 30S.
SOUTH AND WEST OF THE BOUNDARY...TEMPS WERE MAINLY IN THE
80S...WITH DEWPTS IN THE 50S.
RADAR COMPOSITES SHOW ONE AREA OF SHOWERS...ASSOC WITH WEAK
DISTURBANCE ROTATING AROUND NORTHEAST UPPER LOW...NOW CROSSING THE
COAST...AND MOVING OUT TO SEA. NO THUNDER INDICATED WITH THIS
FIRST BATCH...AS AMS STABLE...AND WITH A DRY SUBCLOUD LAYER...AS
INCIDATED BY RUC SOUNDINGS. ANOTHER AREA OF SHOWERS NOW MOVING THROUGH KY
AND SRN WV...ASSOC WITH SFC WAVE...AND LOW LEVEL WAA. THIS SECOND
SYSTEM PROGGED TO CROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. RIGHT
NOW...ONGOING PRECIP WITH THIS FEATURE NOT THAT IMPRESSIVE...BUT BOTH
GFS AND NAM SHOW A BAND OF INCREASING UPWARD VERTICAL VELOCITY
DEVELOPING N OF THE SFC BOUNDARY...SUGGESTING COULD SEE COME
EXPANSION OF AREAL COVERAGE OF PRECIP E OF THE MTNS.
AGAIN...THINKING MAINLY SHOWERS...IF ANYTHING...WITH THIS BATCH OF
PRECIPITATION...ALTHOUGH CANT RULE OUT EMBEDDED THUNDER OVER FAR
S AND SW ZONES.
MORE IMPRESSIVE SYSTEM...NOW CENTERED OVER IA...PROGGED TO
ACCELERATE SEWD TONIGHT...AS IT ROTATES AROUND SOUTHERN FLANK OF
NORTHEAST UPPER LOW. THIS SYSTEM TO CROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT
AND MONDAY. BETTER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WITH THIS FEATURE...AND
AGAIN CHANCES OF EMBEDDED THUNDER...DUE TO ELEVATED CONVECTION
OVER SW SECTIONS. MODEL QPF SUGGESTS POSSIBILITY OF AN INCH OF
RAIN WHERE THE BAND OF RAIN SETS UP...WITH MORE OF A WIDESPREAD
QUARTER TO HALF IN INCH A GOOD BET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WOULD
BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY TRAINING CONVECTION. SOME QUESTION AS TO HOW
MUCH...IF ANY...MD ERN SHORE COUNTIES WILL GET...AS...WITH THIS
TYPE OF FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING...LIKELY RAIN WILL HAVE A SHARP NORTHERN
CUT OFF...AND THIS MAY BE SOUTH OF THOSE AREAS. FORCING...AND
ASSOC PRECIPITATION SHOULD EXIT TO THE SOUTH AND EAST MONDAY EVENING.
LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
SFC RIDGE BUILDS IN TUE AND WED...WITH DRIER...COOLER AMS ADVECTING
IN. THU...RIDGE SHIFTS E...AND SFC TROF MOVES INTO THE AREA. THIS
FRONT/TROUGH LNIGERS OVER THE FA FRI...WITH COLD FROPA SAT...THEN
MAYBE COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND FRONT ON SUN. OVERALL...THU
THROUGH SAT PERIOD APPEAR A LITTLE MORE UNSETTLED...AND WARRANT
LOW CHANCE POPS AT THIS POINT...AS TIMING OF FEATURES...AND
STRENGTH OF FRONT AND ANY UPPER SUPPORT UNCERTAIN.
AVIATION...
VFR TO START FCST PRD WITH ONLY SCT LGT PCPN ARND RGN THIS EVE.
EPCT LOWERING CIGS (MVFR) AND VSBYS BY 12Z AS WDSPRD PCPN OVRSPRDS
RGN IN LGT NE WND FLOW. CIGS CONT TO LWR TO NEAR IFR BTWN 15-18Z
MON IN RAIN AND MIST.
MARINE...
NO FLAGS IN SHORT TERM AS FLOW REMAINS LGT. INCRG GRDNT MON AS LOW
PRS TRACKS S OF RGN RESULTS IN SCA FOR MOST MARINE AREAS. WNDS &
SEAS BEGIN TO RELAX MON EVE...BUT THEN INCRS AGAIN BY 12Z TUE.
THUS...SCA WILL LIKELY SUBSIDE IN THE SRN CHES BAY / CURRITUCK
SND...BUT CONT SCA CSTL WTRS (MAINLY FOR SEAS) THRU 12Z TUE.
&&
.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
NC...NONE.
VA...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ANZ632 FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 8 PM
MONDAY.
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ANZ633 FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT
TUESDAY.
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ANZ650-652-654-656-658 FROM 8 AM
MONDAY TO 7 AM TUESDAY.
&&
SHORT TERM UPDATE...CULLENHazardous weather outlook, Apr 16, 4:35 AM EST, 16 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 535 AM EDT SUN APR 16 2006 ANZ630>632-650-652-654-656-658- MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-171030- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND TO CHINCOTEAGUE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO NC-VA BORDER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC-VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT OUT 20 NM- ACCOMACK VA-AMELIA VA-BERTIE NC-BRUNSWICK VA-CAMDEN NC-CAROLINE VA- CHARLES CITY VA-CHESAPEAKE VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-CHOWAN NC- CUMBERLAND VA-DINWIDDIE VA-DORCHESTER MD-EASTERN CURRITUCK NC- ESSEX VA-FLUVANNA VA-GATES NC-GLOUCESTER VA-GOOCHLAND VA- GREENSVILLE VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-HERTFORD NC-INLAND WORCESTER MD- ISLE OF WIGHT VA-JAMES CITY VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA- LANCASTER VA-LOUISA VA-LUNENBURG VA-MARYLAND BEACHES MD-MATHEWS VA- MECKLENBURG VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NEW KENT VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-NORTHAMPTON VA-NORTHAMPTON NC- NORTHUMBERLAND VA-NOTTOWAY VA-PASQUOTANK NC-PERQUIMANS NC- POWHATAN VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-RICHMOND VA- SOMERSET MD-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SUFFOLK VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA- VIRGINIA BEACH VA-WESTERN CURRITUCK NC-WESTMORELAND VA-WICOMICO MD- YORK VA- 535 AM EDT SUN APR 16 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA... NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND THE EASTERN MARYLAND SHORE. .DAY ONE...TODAY... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FORECASTER ID 32 THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN WAKEFIELD, VA CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING (LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/AKQ.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 16, 6:13 PM EST, 2 hours 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 713 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2006 VAZ049-063-064-071>076-083-170000- CAROLINE VA-ESSEX VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA-LOUISA VA-NEW KENT VA-RICHMOND VA-WESTMORELAND VA- 713 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2006 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL VIRGINIA NORTH OF RICHMOND... AT 711 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS FROM LOUISA TO HIGHLAND SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR ASHLAND AROUND 720 PM EDT... SAINT STEPHENS CHURCH AROUND 740 PM EDT... BOWLING GREEN AROUND 745 PM EDT... CHAMPLAIN AROUND 755 PM EDT... TAPPAHANNOCK AROUND 800 PM EDT... EXPECT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. CULLEN
Special weather statement, Apr 16, 7:03 PM EST, 1 hour 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 803 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2006 VAZ063-064-072>078-083-085-170045- CAROLINE VA-ESSEX VA-HANOVER VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA-LANCASTER VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NEW KENT VA-NORTHUMBERLAND VA-RICHMOND VA-WESTMORELAND VA- 803 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2006 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE MIDDLE PENINSULA AND NORTHERN NECK... AT 801 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS FROM 15 MILES EAST OF MINERAL TO TALLEYSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... UPSHAW AROUND 810 PM EDT... PLUM POINT AROUND 815 PM EDT... SHACKLEFORDS AROUND 820 PM EDT... CLANCIE AROUND 825 PM EDT... SALUDA AROUND 830 PM EDT... WATER VIEW AROUND 835 PM EDT... EXPECT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. CULLEN
Special weather statement, Apr 16, 8:33 PM EST, 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 933 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2006 VAZ098-170215- VIRGINIA BEACH VA- 933 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2006 ...THUNDERSTORM MOVING THROUGH VIRGINIA BEACH... AT 933 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KEMPSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR SANDBRIDGE BEACH AT 940 PM EDT. EXPECT SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR. CULLEN
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:00 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Chesapeake (C)
- When
- April 16, 9:05 PM EST
- Where
- Chesapeake (C) County, Chesapeake
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.817, -76.267
Golf ball sized hail fell in the South Norfolk section of Chesapeake.
Hail, Virginia Beach (C)
- When
- April 16, 9:25 PM EST
- Where
- Virginia Beach (C) County, Kempsville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.833, -76.100
Penny to quarter sized hail fell.
Hail, Virginia Beach (C)
- When
- April 16, 9:27 PM EST
- Where
- Virginia Beach (C) County, Oceana
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.833, -76.017
What these are
- 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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Illinois, April 16, 2006
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Illinois, April 16, 2006
- Hail in Indiana, April 16, 2006
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Indiana, April 16 to 17, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 16, 2006
- Hail in Kentucky, April 16, 2006
- Debris Flow and Strong Wind in California, April 16 to 17, 2006
- Heavy Snow in Montana, April 16, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, April 16, 2006
- High Wind in Utah, April 16, 2006
- Damaging Winds in Montana, April 16 to 17, 2006
- Damaging Winds in Montana, April 16, 2006
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, April 2006
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: 5503549, 5503550, 5503551, 5503552.