Thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours on the 9th produced hail up to golf ball size, damaging winds, and dangerous lightning.A severe thunderstorm during the afternoon of the 9th tracked from about 7 miles northeast of Centenery to 7 miles east northeast of Dillwyn.  At times the damage path was 2 miles wide with sporadic damage to buildings and 3 comercial chicken houses destroyed. Numerous large trees were downed and uprooted along the path of the storm.  In addition to the damaging winds, this storm also produced golf ball size hail along it's track.  A fatality also occured when a tree was toppled onto a house in Arvonia.Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees in Nathalie with many reports of damage to automobiles and houses.  Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees 4 mile east-northeast of Newcastle, broke off 2 inch diameter tree limbs 1 miles south of Bedford City, snapped off trees and tore down a conveyor tower 2 miles east northeast of Newcastle, knocked down numerous trees which blocked roads in Buchanan and Turbeville, toppled trees and power lines, damaged the a barn and tore some shingles off a house from 2 miles northwest of Huddleston to Huddleston, snapped off trees and knocked down a school zone traffic light sign in Altavista, knocked down numerous trees, damaged a house, and moved a metal shed 100 feet in Hurt, knocked down numerous trees in Huddleston, knocked down numerous trees Hurt, and from Clover to 3 miles southeast of Dryburg.A woman was injured when she was struck by lightning in Roanoke.

Hail in HALIFAX, VIRGINIA
From 09-MAY-03 15:50:00 to 09-MAY-03 15:50:00 (EST)
Location: VOLENS
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: UNKNOWN

Thunderstorm Wind in BUCKINGHAM, VIRGINIA
From 09-MAY-03 13:55:00 to 09-MAY-03 14:10:00 (EST)
Location: CENTENARY
Magnitude: 80 MG
Property damage: 350K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Hail in HALIFAX, VIRGINIA
From 09-MAY-03 15:55:00 to 09-MAY-03 15:55:00 (EST)
Location: CRYSTAL HILL
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: UNKNOWN

Thunderstorm Wind in BOTETOURT, VIRGINIA
From 09-MAY-03 14:15:00 to 09-MAY-03 14:15:00 (EST)
Location: BUCHANAN
Magnitude: 70 EG
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Thunderstorm Wind in BEDFORD, VIRGINIA
From 09-MAY-03 14:35:00 to 09-MAY-03 14:45:00 (EST)
Location: HUDDLESTON
Magnitude: 70 EG
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in PITTSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA
From 09-MAY-03 16:15:00 to 09-MAY-03 16:15:00 (EST)
Location: HURT
Magnitude: 65 EG
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Thunderstorm Wind in PITTSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA
From 09-MAY-03 15:33:00 to 09-MAY-03 15:38:00 (EST)
Location: HURT
Magnitude: 75 EG
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hail in CAMPBELL, VIRGINIA
From 09-MAY-03 15:40:00 to 09-MAY-03 15:40:00 (EST)
Location: BROOKNEAL
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in HALIFAX, VIRGINIA
From 09-MAY-03 17:25:00 to 09-MAY-03 17:25:00 (EST)
Location: CLOVER
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: UNKNOWN

Thunderstorm Wind in CAMPBELL, VIRGINIA
From 09-MAY-03 15:15:00 to 09-MAY-03 15:15:00 (EST)
Location: ALTAVISTA
Magnitude: 70 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: UNKNOWN

Thunderstorm Wind in HALIFAX, VIRGINIA
From 09-MAY-03 16:45:00 to 09-MAY-03 16:45:00 (EST)
Location: TURBEVILLE
Magnitude: 65 EG
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

Thunderstorm Wind in HALIFAX, VIRGINIA
From 09-MAY-03 17:25:00 to 09-MAY-03 17:50:00 (EST)
Location: CLOVER
Magnitude: 70 EG
Reported by: UNKNOWN

Hail in BUCKINGHAM, VIRGINIA
From 09-MAY-03 13:55:00 to 09-MAY-03 14:10:00 (EST)
Location: CENTENARY
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Thunderstorm Wind in BEDFORD, VIRGINIA
From 09-MAY-03 14:55:00 to 09-MAY-03 14:55:00 (EST)
Location: BEDFORD CITY
Magnitude: 60 EG
Reported by: UNKNOWN

Hail in SALEM (C), VIRGINIA
From 09-MAY-03 15:25:00 to 09-MAY-03 15:25:00 (EST)
Location: SALEM (C)
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Lightning in ROANOKE (C), VIRGINIA
From 09-MAY-03 15:20:00 to 09-MAY-03 15:20:00 (EST)
Location: ROANOKE
Reported by: UNKNOWN

Thunderstorm Wind in HALIFAX, VIRGINIA
From 09-MAY-03 16:10:00 to 09-MAY-03 16:10:00 (EST)
Location: NATHALIE
Magnitude: 80 EG
Property damage: 300K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in HALIFAX, VIRGINIA
From 09-MAY-03 16:25:00 to 09-MAY-03 16:25:00 (EST)
Location: CRYSTAL HILL
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: UNKNOWN

Thunderstorm Wind in BEDFORD, VIRGINIA
From 09-MAY-03 15:55:00 to 09-MAY-03 15:55:00 (EST)
Location: HUDDLESTON
Magnitude: 70 EG
Reported by: UNKNOWN

Thunderstorm Wind in CRAIG, VIRGINIA
From 09-MAY-03 14:00:00 to 09-MAY-03 14:00:00 (EST)
Location: NEW CASTLE
Magnitude: 60 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in CRAIG, VIRGINIA
From 09-MAY-03 14:00:00 to 09-MAY-03 14:00:00 (EST)
Location: NEW CASTLE
Magnitude: 80 EG
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in BUCKINGHAM, VIRGINIA
From 09-MAY-03 14:00:00 to 09-MAY-03 14:00:00 (EST)
Location: ARVONIA
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: UNKNOWN

Hail in ALLEGHANY, VIRGINIA
From 09-MAY-03 14:00:00 to 09-MAY-03 14:00:00 (EST)
Location: EARLEHURST
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: UNKNOWN