The combination of a very hot and humid airmass and a lee side trough helped to produce numerous severe thunderstorms across central and eastern Virginia.
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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 episode as NWS AKQ wrote it up.
The combination of a very hot and humid airmass and a lee side trough helped to produce numerous severe thunderstorms across central and eastern Virginia.
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 19, 1:25 PM EST, 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 225 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...THEN MOVE OFFSHORE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION FOR SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... CNVTN CONTS TO FIRE ACRS THE PDMNT...AND XPCTD TO MV ACRS NRN SXNS OF FA THROUGH THE EVE HRS. SVR WATCH OUT UNTIL 10 PM FOR MANY OF THOSE LCTNS. OTRW...RMNG HOT W/ ISLTD/SCTD T. CDFNT APPROACHES AREA FM THE NW LT TNGT...WL KP POPS IN CHC MOST PLCS THROUGH TNGT. && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... SLOWING DN OF CDFNT AS IT MVS FM NW TO SE ACRS FA ON FRI...THEN INTO ESE SXNS FRI NGT. NOT AS HOT ON FRI...DUE TO MORE CLDS AND POSSIBLE PCPN. QPF/PCPN CVRG ALWAYS PROBLEMATIC IN THESE SITUATIONS (W/ SSE MVG CDFNTS)...CANNOT GUARANTEE WDSPD PCPN ATTM. MAX TEMPS IN THE MID 80S TO ARND 90. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... SUBSTANTIAL AMPLIFICATION OF TROF ALOFT INTO THE MID ATLC STATES PUSHES LLVL BNDRY FARTHER OFFSHR LATER SAT...WHERE IT WILL LIKELY LINGER INTO ERLY NEXT WK. COOLER/DRIER WX XPCTD THIS WKND ACRS FA. SREFS SHOWING MUCH UNCERTAINTY W/ AMPLITUDE/MVMNT OF TROUGH ALOFT ACRS FA BY LT WKND INTO ERY NEXT WK. CONSENSUS CONTS TO BE FOR SFC HI PRES TO SETTLE OVR THE REGION THRU THE XTNDD PERIODS. && .AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... SCATTERED SHOWERS/TSTMS AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF MVFR (LCL IFR) CIGS AND VSBYS. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SLIDE OFFSHORE FRIDAY...RESULTING IN GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS OVER THE WEEKEND WITH DRY N-NE LLVL FLOW. && .MARINE... FINALLY A CHANGE IN THE LGT TO MODERATE S/SW FLOW THAT HAS PERSISTED MUCH OF THIS WEEK. FAIRLY STRONG COLD FRONT FOR MIDSUMMER DROPS THRU MARINE AREA ON FRI AND WITH A DECENT PGRAD WINDS/SEAS MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED SMALL CRAFT ADV THRESHOLDS DURING THE WEEKEND. TIDAL DEPARTURES MAY EXCEED 1FT ABV NORM THIS WEEKEND AS WELL AND MAY GET EVEN HIGHER IF DEVELOPING CSTL LOW SLOWER TO MOVE OUT THEN CURRENTLY FCST. && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. NC...NONE. VA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...25 NEAR TERM...25 SHORT TERM...25 LONG TERM...25 AVIATION...KCS MARINE...BTC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 228 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 ANZ630>633-650-652-654-656-658-MDZ022>025-NCZ102-VAZ078-084>086-099- 100-201830- 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-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS- ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 228 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...CURRITUCK SOUND...THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA AND THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT BETWEEN 98 AND 103 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL REMAIN A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...AS A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. MDZ021-VAZ048-049-061>064-069-072>077-083-201830- DORCHESTER-FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE- POWHATAN-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND- NORTHUMBERLAND-NEW KENT- 228 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 543 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL REMAIN A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...AS A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. NCZ012>017-030>032-VAZ060-065>068-079>082-087>098-201830- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK- BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-PRINCE EDWARD-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG- NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY- GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT- NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE- VIRGINIA BEACH- 228 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA...THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL REMAIN A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...AS A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. VAZ070-071-201830- CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO- 228 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 543 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL REMAIN A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...AS A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. 25
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 213 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 VAZ048-049-061>064-069-071-072-074-075-191915- CAROLINE VA-CUMBERLAND VA-ESSEX VA-FLUVANNA VA-GOOCHLAND VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-KING WILLIAM VA-LOUISA VA-POWHATAN VA-WESTMORELAND VA- 213 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE PIEDMONT IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA... AT 213 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE FROM 11 MILES NORTH OF LOUISA TO 44 MILES WEST OF CUMBERLAND...OR FROM 11 MILES NORTH OF LOUISA TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF AMHERST...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... WILMINGTON AROUND 220 PM EDT... DIXIE AROUND 225 PM EDT... YANCEYVILLE AROUND 230 PM EDT... HADENSVILLE AROUND 235 PM EDT... ORCHID AROUND 240 PM EDT... TRENTON MILLS AROUND 245 PM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THESE STORMS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THESE STORMS REACH YOUR AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. 25
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 139 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:28 UTC.
31 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees were downed and trees on homes. This was reported by Channel 12 News out of Charlottesville.
Trees were downed by wind gusts estimated at 58 mph.
Trees were downed near Route 522.
Trees were downed on Route 604.
Trees were downed on house in Ginter Park. Trees were downed on Belmont Road.
Tree was knocked over onto powerlines.
Trees were downed by wind gusts estimated at 58 mph.
Numerous trees were downed in western part of county.
Trees were downed near University of Richmond. Large tree fell on two houses on Grove Avenue.
Trees were downed by wind gusts estimated at 58 mph.
Trees were downed near Williamsburg Road.
Shed was blown down.
Numerous trees were downed.
Trees were downed by wind gusts estimated at 58 mph.
Numerous trees were downed, mostly across the northern half of the county.
Trees were downed near Routes 633 and 605.
Numerous trees were downed in the eastern section of the county.
Tree was downed onto a road.
Trees were downed by wind gusts estimated at 58 mph.
Large tree was downed by wind gusts estimated at 58 mph.
Four large sailboats broke loose and crashed into the ferry dock. The mast of one fell on a car.
Trees were downed by wind gusts estimated at 58 mph.
Trees were downed on Wichita Lane.
Trees and powerlines were downed on Greenspring Road.
Trees and powerlines were downed by wind gusts estimated at 58 mph.
Trees and powerlines were downed by wind gusts estimated at 58 mph.
Trees were downed by wind gusts estimated at 58 mph.
Large tree was downed on Route 60.
Power was out in the town due to large limbs down on powerlines.
Trees were downed on Mann Road.
Trees were downed by wind gusts estimated at 58 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, July 2007
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: 50181, 50185, 50186, 50189, 50192, 50199, 50200, 50202, 50206, 50210, 50213, 50214, 50216, 50217, 50219, 50220, 50221, 50222, 50223, 50224, 50225, 50226, 50227, 50237, 50229, 50230, 50239, 50231, 50233, 50234, 50235.