Thunderstorms on the afternoon of the 9th produced damaging winds, damaging lightning and hail up to quarter size.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Fairfield, Roanoke, Bent Mountain, Huddleston, Amherst, Pilot, Wytheville, Clear Fork, onto Route 91 and Route 608, 14 miles southwest of Tazewell, onto Route 42, 2 miles east of Bland, 8 miles east of Pulaski onto Route 663, onto Route 43 in Buchanan, 3 miles east of Stewartsville and 2 miles north of Amherst. Thunderstorm winds also downed trees and power lines in Covington, and near Paint Bank onto Route 658 and Route 311, numerous trees in Warm Springs, Kerrs Creek, Pearisburg, across Campbell County, 7 miles west of Appomattox, and onto Route 29 near Gretna.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Meadows of Dan, Ringgold, Red Oak, Laural Fork, Clover, 1 mile south of Amherst, 4 miles northeast of Radford City,  and 5 miles west of Independence.Thunderstorom winds also downed trees countywide across Halifax County, with a tree downed onto a car in Halifax.Lightning struck a house in Laurel Fork, starting a fire which destroyed the house.

Thunderstorm Wind in COVINGTON (C), VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 13:20:00 to 09-JUL-03 13:40:00 (EST)
Location: COVINGTON
Magnitude: 65 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in CRAIG, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 13:30:00 to 09-JUL-03 13:30:00 (EST)
Location: PAINT BANK
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in BATH, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 13:15:00 to 09-JUL-03 13:15:00 (EST)
Location: WARM SPGS
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: UNKNOWN

Thunderstorm Wind in BLAND, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 13:10:00 to 09-JUL-03 13:10:00 (EST)
Location: CLEAR FORK
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in BEDFORD (C), VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 13:25:00 to 09-JUL-03 13:25:00 (EST)
Location: BEDFORD CITY
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in TAZEWELL, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 13:10:00 to 09-JUL-03 13:10:00 (EST)
Location: TAZEWELL
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Thunderstorm Wind in BLAND, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 13:00:00 to 09-JUL-03 13:00:00 (EST)
Location: BLAND
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in GILES, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 13:05:00 to 09-JUL-03 13:05:00 (EST)
Location: PEARISBURG
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in ROANOKE (C), VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 13:40:00 to 09-JUL-03 13:40:00 (EST)
Location: ROANOKE
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 14:00:00 to 09-JUL-03 14:00:00 (EST)
Location: BENT MTN
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in MONTGOMERY, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 13:45:00 to 09-JUL-03 13:45:00 (EST)
Location: RADFORD CITY
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in BEDFORD, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 14:20:00 to 09-JUL-03 14:20:00 (EST)
Location: STEWARTSVILLE
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in HALIFAX, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 15:50:00 to 09-JUL-03 15:50:00 (EST)
Location: CLOVER
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in CHARLOTTE, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 15:30:00 to 09-JUL-03 15:30:00 (EST)
Location: RED OAK
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

Thunderstorm Wind in HALIFAX, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 15:10:00 to 09-JUL-03 15:30:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Magnitude: 65 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: UNKNOWN

Thunderstorm Wind in BEDFORD, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 14:40:00 to 09-JUL-03 14:40:00 (EST)
Location: HUDDLESTON
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: UNKNOWN

Thunderstorm Wind in AMHERST, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 14:10:00 to 09-JUL-03 14:10:00 (EST)
Location: AMHERST
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in PULASKI, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 13:30:00 to 09-JUL-03 13:30:00 (EST)
Location: PULASKI
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: UNKNOWN

Hail in FRANKLIN, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 14:10:00 to 09-JUL-03 14:10:00 (EST)
Location: UNION HALL
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in ROCKBRIDGE, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 14:05:00 to 09-JUL-03 14:05:00 (EST)
Location: FAIRFIELD
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Thunderstorm Wind in AMHERST, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 14:55:00 to 09-JUL-03 14:55:00 (EST)
Location: AMHERST
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in BOTETOURT, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 13:45:00 to 09-JUL-03 13:45:00 (EST)
Location: BUCHANAN
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Thunderstorm Wind in PITTSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 15:20:00 to 09-JUL-03 15:20:00 (EST)
Location: RINGGOLD
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in AMHERST, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 15:10:00 to 09-JUL-03 15:10:00 (EST)
Location: AMHERST
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in MONTGOMERY, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 13:45:00 to 09-JUL-03 13:45:00 (EST)
Location: PILOT
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in WYTHE, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 13:45:00 to 09-JUL-03 13:45:00 (EST)
Location: WYTHEVILLE
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in CARROLL, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 15:00:00 to 09-JUL-03 15:00:00 (EST)
Location: LAUREL FORK
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in PATRICK, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 14:45:00 to 09-JUL-03 14:45:00 (EST)
Location: MEADOWS OF DAN
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in ROCKBRIDGE, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 14:00:00 to 09-JUL-03 14:00:00 (EST)
Location: KERRS CREEK
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Lightning in CARROLL, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 15:00:00 to 09-JUL-03 15:00:00 (EST)
Location: LAUREL FORK
Property damage: 150K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Thunderstorm Wind in GILES, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 13:10:00 to 09-JUL-03 13:10:00 (EST)
Location: EGGLESTON
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: UNKNOWN

Thunderstorm Wind in PITTSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 14:45:00 to 09-JUL-03 14:45:00 (EST)
Location: GRETNA
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in PITTSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 14:40:00 to 09-JUL-03 14:40:00 (EST)
Location: GRETNA
Magnitude: 55 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Thunderstorm Wind in GRAYSON, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 14:30:00 to 09-JUL-03 14:30:00 (EST)
Location: INDEPENDENCE
Magnitude: 55 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Thunderstorm Wind in APPOMATTOX, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 15:10:00 to 09-JUL-03 15:10:00 (EST)
Location: APPOMATTOX
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in CAMPBELL, VIRGINIA
From 09-JUL-03 14:25:00 to 09-JUL-03 14:35:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT