6 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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 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 Jul 4, 3:04 PM EST, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 404 PM EDT TUE JUL 4 2006 .SHORT TERM/TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...MID/UPR LVL RIDGING CENTERED ACRS THE CAROLINAS HAS GENERALLY KEPT CONDITIONS DRY ACRS THE CWA SO FAR TODAY. STRG STORMS ARE NOT THAT FAR AWAY HOWEVER...WITH ONE BATCH MOVING IN A LINE THRU I-95 CORRIDOR FROM PHL TO NEAR DCA. THIS LINE IS BEING ENHANCED BY LOW LVL CONV ALONG THERMAL/LEE TROF AND PRESENCE OF WEAKER CAP FARTHER NORTH. ANOTHER MORE SCTD BAND OF TSTMS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP SW VA NEAR ROA. FOR TONIGHTS FCST WENT WITH SCTD TSTMS THIS EVENG FOR ALL OF THE CWA EXCEPT WENT ONLY ISO IN NE NC/HAMPTON ROADS. AFTER MIDNIGHT...NOCTURNAL LOW LVL JET INFLUENCE/RESULTANT INSTABILITY WHICH HAS BEEN ACTIVE PAST FEW NGTS SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO BRING SCTD SHWRS/TSTMS TO ALL AREAS. AS FOR SVR...THERE WILL BE DECENT SHEAR IN PLACE AS LOW LVL JET INCREASES TO 30-35 KTS FROM THE WEST. MAIN THREAT LOOKS TO BE DAMAGING WIND FROM BOWING LINES...MAINLY DURING THE EVNG. WED/THU...LOOKS LIKE AN ACTIVE DAY WED AS STRG COLD FRONT SAGS SWD INTO THE REGION. AREA IN SLGT RISK FOR SVR ON WED/MOST LIKELY WOULD BE SE VA/NE NC WHERE STRONGEST HTG SHOULD ALLOW TEMPS TO REACH LWR 90S. OTHER THREAT WILL BE HVY RAIN AND WILL ISSUE AN ESF FOR HVY RAIN MAINLY LATE AFTN WED/WED NGT/THU MRNG WITH PWTRS OVER 2 INCHES AND SLOW MOVING FRONT. ON THU...WILL CONTINUE WITH LKLY POPS MOST ZONES IN MRNG WITH CONDITIONS DRYING FROM S TO N THRU THE DAY. SEVERE THREAT LOOKS MORE LMTD AS HTG WILL BE MUCH WEAKER WITH THICK CLD CVR AND NNE FLOW. UPR SYSTM MAY INDUCE SOME THUNDER THOUGH SO HAVE LEFT THUNDER IN FCST DESPITE LACK OF SFC BASED INSTABILITY. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...BOTH GFS/WRF/NAM PUSH THE FRONT SOUTH OF THE AREA ON FRI. GIVEN THE TIME OF YR/TENDENCY FOR MODELS TO DROP FRONTS TOO FAR SOUTH...HAVE LINGERED 20% POPS INTO NE NC FRI MRNG AND KEPT SKIES PTLY SUNNY RATHER THAN MSTLY SUNNY. WILL NEED TO WATCH TRENDS BUT FOR NOW IT LOOKS LIKE A PLEASANT WEEKEND. HAVE FCST DRY ALL OTHER ZONES FRI INTO SUNDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE NEAR THE MID ATLC AND TEMPS A LITTLE COOLER THAN NRML FOR JULY. RETURN FLOW AND WARMER TMPS COME BACK TO THE AREA MON/TUE ALONG WITH LOW CHC AFTN/EVENG TSTMS. && MARINE... MODERATE SW FLOW WILL CONT OVER WATERS THRU WED. LESS MIXING EXPECTED AS CLOUDS INCRS OVR AREA TMRW SO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOT NEEDED. WINDS SHIFT N THEN NE AS FRONT SLOWLY PRESSES THRU AREA LATE WED NIGHT/EARLY THU BUT SPEEDS APPEAR TO REMAIN SUB SCA PER LTST GUIDANCE. MAY HAVE SEAS BUILDING TO SCA CRITERIA IN N/NE FLOW BY THU NIGHT ESP ACRS SOUTHERN CSTL WTRS. AVIATION... EXPECTING WIDESPREAD MVFR CONDS (BRIEF IFR PSBL) OVRNGT PER LIGHT FOG/HAZE AND SCTD CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. VFR WITH OCNL MVFR AFTER SUNRISE WED DUE SCTD CONVECTION AND LINGERING HZ VSBY RESTRICTION. .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. NC...NONE. VA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SHORT TERM...BROWN LONG TERM...BROWN AVIATION...CULLEN MARINE...CULLEN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 545 AM EDT TUE JUL 4 2006 NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>098-050945- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK- BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-FLUVANNA-LOUISA- PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG- LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO- KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND- NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE- CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE- SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT- NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE- VIRGINIA BEACH- 545 AM EDT TUE JUL 4 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN TODAY WILL CAUSE HEAT INDICES TO CLIMB BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON... HIGHEST AWAY FROM THE COASTS. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM MID AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY...AND AS A RESULT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING... ALONG WITH FREQUENT... DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. A FEW STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY...WITH STRONG...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL AS THE MAIN THREATS. IN ADDITION...THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL EXIST WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-050945- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 545 AM EDT TUE JUL 4 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MARYLAND AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN TODAY WILL CAUSE HEAT INDICES TO CLIMB BETWEEN 95 AND 100 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON... HIGHEST AWAY FROM THE COASTS. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM MID AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY...AND AS A RESULT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING...ALONG WITH FREQUENT...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. A FEW STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY...WITH STRONG...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL AS THE MAIN THREATS. IN ADDITION...THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL EXIST WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANZ630>633-650-652-654-656-658-670-050945- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA- CURRITUCK SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 545 AM EDT TUE JUL 4 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY...SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...CURRITUCK SOUND AND THE MID ATLANTIC OFFSHORE WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM MID AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY...AND AS A RESULT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. A FEW STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY... WITH WIND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS OR GREATER AS THE MAIN THREAT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HURLEY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 509 PM EDT TUE JUL 4 2006 VAZ066-042200- LUNENBURG VA- 509 PM EDT TUE JUL 4 2006 ...DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM OVER LUNENBURG COUNTY... AT 509 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A NEWLY DEVELOPED THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES WEST OF VICTORIA...OR ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF KEYSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR NUTBUSH AT 525 PM EDT...LUNENBURG AT 530 PM EDT...VICTORIA AT 540 PM EDT...KENBRIDGE AT 600 PM EDT. EXPECT GUSTY WINDS...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 513 PM EDT TUE JUL 4 2006 VAZ067-042200- NOTTOWAY VA- 513 PM EDT TUE JUL 4 2006 ...DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM OVER NOTTOWAY COUNTY... AT 513 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A NEWLY DEVELOPED THUNDERSTORM OVER CREWE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR BLACKSTONE AT 530 PM EDT...PATTERSONS STORE AT 535 PM EDT...DOMINY CORNER AT 540 PM EDT...BLACKSTONE AIRPORT...AND...FORT PICKETT AT 545 PM EDT...WELLVILLE AT 550 PM EDT. EXPECT GUSTY WINDS...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. 44
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 518 PM EDT TUE JUL 4 2006 VAZ080-042200- DINWIDDIE VA- 518 PM EDT TUE JUL 4 2006 ...DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM OVER DINWIDDIE COUNTY... AT 518 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A NEWLY DEVELOPED THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF DINWIDDIE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR CENTER STAR...AND...FIVE FORKS AT 525 PM EDT...BUTTERWORTH AT 530 PM EDT...DINWIDDIE AT 540 PM EDT...PETERSBURG AIRPORT AT 545 PM EDT...BURGESS AT 550 PM EDT. EXPECT GUSTY WINDS...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. 44
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 544 PM EDT TUE JUL 4 2006 VAZ070-081-042230- CHESTERFIELD VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA- 544 PM EDT TUE JUL 4 2006 ...DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM OVER CHESTERFIELD COUNTY... AT 544 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER COLONIAL HEIGHTS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR COLONIAL HEIGHTS AT 555 PM EDT...PETERSBURG NATIONAL BATTL AT 600 PM EDT...FORT LEE AT 605 PM EDT...HOPEWELL...AND...BIRCHETT ESTATE AT 615 PM EDT...JORDAN POINT COUNTRY CLUB AT 620 PM EDT. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND LOCALY HEAVY DOWNPOURS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. 44
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:10 UTC.
6 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees down on Highway 626 and Highway 601.
Lightning strike started fire which destroyed house.
Trees down in the Ford and Church Road areas.
Lightning strike started fire which caused major damage to a barn and its contents.
Tree down on Interstate 85.
Tree down across Highway 644.
Trees down.
Power lines down, some blocking roads.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, July 2006
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: 5522054, 5522060, 5522055, 5522061, 5522056, 5522057, 5522058, 5522059.