Virginia storm reports for July 28, 2023

Name: NOAA storm reports, Virginia, July 28, 2023
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 3 hail reports and 65 wind reports in Virginia on July 28, 2023.

in Virginia; 68
Storm reports: About 24 miles from Washington, DC; 1.25 in
Largest hail: Near 38.88, -78.51, VA; 75 mph
Highest gust: 0
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

Wind report
Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph

Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

Wind report
Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on July 28, 2023 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.

Reports by hour

Hail3, most at 4 PM

Wind65, most at 4 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Size	Where
4:53 PM	1.0 in	About 22 miles from Washington, DC
4:53 PM	1.25 in	About 24 miles from Washington, DC
4:55 PM	1.0 in	About 22 miles from Washington, DC

Time	Gust	Where
3:20 PM	60 mph	About 44 miles from Kingsport, TN
3:26 PM	70 mph	About 42 miles from Hagerstown, MD
3:26 PM	58 mph	About 20 miles from Roanoke, VA
3:30 PM	60 mph	Near 38.84, -78.26, VA
3:47 PM	60 mph	About 38 miles from Hagerstown, MD
3:55 PM	58 mph	About 51 miles from Roanoke, VA
3:56 PM	63 mph	About 47 miles from Roanoke, VA
4:03 PM	60 mph	About 59 miles from Washington, DC
4:12 PM	58 mph	About 31 miles from Roanoke, VA
4:15 PM	58 mph	About 38 miles from Roanoke, VA
4:15 PM	58 mph	About 38 miles from Roanoke, VA
4:20 PM	58 mph	About 34 miles from Roanoke, VA

Show all 65 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
4:23 PM	58 mph	About 30 miles from Roanoke, VA
4:23 PM	63 mph	About 25 miles from Roanoke, VA
4:25 PM	60 mph	About 28 miles from Kingsport, TN
4:35 PM	58 mph	About 33 miles from Roanoke, VA
4:40 PM	58 mph	About 39 miles from Roanoke, VA
4:40 PM	58 mph	About 16 miles from Roanoke, VA
4:45 PM	64 mph	Near 38.63, -78.17, VA
4:45 PM	60 mph	Near 38.35, -79.67, VA
4:49 PM	60 mph	Near 38.66, -78.13, VA
4:50 PM	60 mph	Near 38.40, -79.59, VA
4:50 PM	60 mph	About 24 miles from Washington, DC
4:50 PM	58 mph	About 14 miles from Roanoke, VA
4:52 PM	58 mph	About 4 miles from Roanoke, VA
4:55 PM	58 mph	About 45 miles from Roanoke, VA
4:56 PM	58 mph	About 38 miles from Roanoke, VA
4:56 PM	58 mph	About 14 miles from Roanoke, VA
4:59 PM	64 mph	About 20 miles from Roanoke, VA
5:00 PM	58 mph	About 27 miles from Roanoke, VA
5:07 PM	75 mph	Near 38.88, -78.51, VA
5:10 PM	64 mph	Near 38.63, -78.19, VA
5:11 PM	60 mph	About 40 miles from Hagerstown, MD
5:15 PM	60 mph	Near 38.65, -78.13, VA
5:23 PM	60 mph	About 55 miles from Washington, DC
5:25 PM	63 mph	About 30 miles from Lynchburg, VA
5:25 PM	58 mph	About 16 miles from Roanoke, VA
5:26 PM	63 mph	About 14 miles from Roanoke, VA
5:30 PM	64 mph	About 57 miles from Lynchburg, VA
5:31 PM	63 mph	About 25 miles from Roanoke, VA
5:33 PM	63 mph	About 27 miles from Lynchburg, VA
5:35 PM	60 mph	About 44 miles from Washington, DC
5:35 PM	64 mph	Near 38.34, -79.09, VA
5:43 PM	63 mph	About 50 miles from Durham, NC
5:56 PM	58 mph	About 11 miles from Lynchburg, VA
6:00 PM	58 mph	In Lynchburg, VA
6:01 PM	58 mph	About 8 miles from Lynchburg, VA
6:02 PM	60 mph	About 49 miles from Washington, DC
6:06 PM	64 mph	About 25 miles from Lynchburg, VA
6:15 PM	70 mph	About 32 miles from Lynchburg, VA
6:16 PM	58 mph	About 47 miles from Durham, NC
6:18 PM	63 mph	About 50 miles from Durham, NC
6:18 PM	58 mph	About 21 miles from Lynchburg, VA
6:21 PM	58 mph	About 16 miles from Lynchburg, VA
6:24 PM	60 mph	About 58 miles from Lynchburg, VA
6:26 PM	58 mph	About 22 miles from Lynchburg, VA
6:27 PM	64 mph	About 54 miles from Lynchburg, VA
6:28 PM	60 mph	About 28 miles from Washington, DC
6:29 PM	60 mph	Near 38.15, -78.56, VA
6:30 PM	60 mph	About 40 miles from Washington, DC
6:47 PM	60 mph	About 59 miles from Lynchburg, VA
7:09 PM	60 mph	Near 38.40, -78.17, VA
7:25 PM	58 mph	About 51 miles from Richmond, VA
8:12 PM	60 mph	About 23 miles from Washington, DC
8:13 PM	64 mph	About 23 miles from Washington, DC

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Lynchburg, VA	None	58 mph	0
Roanoke, VA	None	63 mph	0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.