Thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of the 13th produced damaging winds and hail up to one and one half inches in diameter.Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines across Bath County closing many roads, gusted to 63 miles an hour 1 1/2 miles north northwest of Lexington, downed trees onto Route 39, closing it two miles north of Lexington, downed trees and power lines in Kerrs Creek, downed trees 2 miles west of Figsboro, downed trees onto Route 704, three and one half miles northeast of Elamsville, downed trees and power lines in Big Island, downed trees in Chatham and Keeling, downed trees 8 miles southeast of Buckingham, and downed trees 1 mile north of Lynchburg.Lightning strikes started a forest fire about 3 miles northwest of Big Island. The fire burned approximately 200 hundred acres of forest.

Thunderstorm Wind in CAMPBELL, VIRGINIA
From 13-MAY-00 18:24:00 to 13-MAY-00 18:24:00 (EST)
Location: LYNCHBURG CITY
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hail in APPOMATTOX, VIRGINIA
From 13-MAY-00 18:45:00 to 13-MAY-00 18:45:00 (EST)
Location: OAKVILLE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in ROCKBRIDGE, VIRGINIA
From 13-MAY-00 15:45:00 to 13-MAY-00 15:45:00 (EST)
Location: KERRS CREEK
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hail in ROCKBRIDGE, VIRGINIA
From 13-MAY-00 15:45:00 to 13-MAY-00 15:45:00 (EST)
Location: BROWNSBURG
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hail in LYNCHBURG (C), VIRGINIA
From 13-MAY-00 22:00:00 to 13-MAY-00 22:00:00 (EST)
Location: LYNCHBURG
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: UNKNOWN

Thunderstorm Wind in BEDFORD, VIRGINIA
From 13-MAY-00 17:50:00 to 13-MAY-00 17:50:00 (EST)
Location: BIG IS
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in PITTSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA
From 13-MAY-00 18:20:00 to 13-MAY-00 18:20:00 (EST)
Location: CHATHAM
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Thunderstorm Wind in PITTSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA
From 13-MAY-00 19:30:00 to 13-MAY-00 19:30:00 (EST)
Location: KEELING
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hail in PATRICK, VIRGINIA
From 13-MAY-00 16:30:00 to 13-MAY-00 16:30:00 (EST)
Location: WOOLWINE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in FRANKLIN, VIRGINIA
From 13-MAY-00 16:50:00 to 13-MAY-00 16:50:00 (EST)
Location: SYDNORSVILLE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in ROCKBRIDGE, VIRGINIA
From 13-MAY-00 15:45:00 to 13-MAY-00 15:45:00 (EST)
Location: LEXINGTON
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in BATH, VIRGINIA
From 13-MAY-00 15:00:00 to 13-MAY-00 15:30:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hail in AMHERST, VIRGINIA
From 13-MAY-00 18:20:00 to 13-MAY-00 18:20:00 (EST)
Location: MADISON HGTS
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: UNKNOWN

Thunderstorm Wind in ROCKBRIDGE, VIRGINIA
From 13-MAY-00 15:48:00 to 13-MAY-00 15:48:00 (EST)
Location: LEXINGTON
Magnitude: 55 M
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: PARK/FOREST SERVICE

Hail in PATRICK, VIRGINIA
From 13-MAY-00 16:45:00 to 13-MAY-00 16:45:00 (EST)
Location: WOOLWINE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: UNKNOWN

Lightning in BEDFORD, VIRGINIA
From 13-MAY-00 17:45:00 to 13-MAY-00 17:45:00 (EST)
Location: BIG IS
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Thunderstorm Wind in ROCKBRIDGE, VIRGINIA
From 13-MAY-00 16:00:00 to 13-MAY-00 16:00:00 (EST)
Location: LEXINGTON
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hail in BUCKINGHAM, VIRGINIA
From 13-MAY-00 18:50:00 to 13-MAY-00 18:50:00 (EST)
Location: BUCKINGHAM
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in BUCKINGHAM, VIRGINIA
From 13-MAY-00 19:14:00 to 13-MAY-00 19:14:00 (EST)
Location: BUCKINGHAM
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in PATRICK, VIRGINIA
From 13-MAY-00 17:15:00 to 13-MAY-00 17:15:00 (EST)
Location: ELAMSVILLE
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in HENRY, VIRGINIA
From 13-MAY-00 17:05:00 to 13-MAY-00 17:05:00 (EST)
Location: FIGSBORO
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Hail in AMHERST, VIRGINIA
From 13-MAY-00 17:50:00 to 13-MAY-00 17:50:00 (EST)
Location: AMHERST
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: UNKNOWN

Hail in ROCKBRIDGE, VIRGINIA
From 13-MAY-00 15:45:00 to 13-MAY-00 15:45:00 (EST)
Location: KERRS CREEK
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hail in AMHERST, VIRGINIA
From 13-MAY-00 17:10:00 to 13-MAY-00 17:10:00 (EST)
Location: FORKS OF BUFFALO
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: UNKNOWN