Thunderstorm Wind, Prince William
- When
- June 14, 9:20 PM EST to 9:25 PM EST
- Where
- Prince William County, Manassas City
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 38.750, -77.480
Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 14, 1996
Thunderstorm winds estimated at around 80 mph knocked down 18 trees, large limbs, and power lines in and around Manassas City. Downed trees were up to 1 foot in diameter.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at around 80 mph knocked down 18 trees, large limbs, and power lines in and around Manassas City. Downed trees were up to 1 foot in diameter. One tree crushed a fence, and two picnic tables were crushed. One fallen tree pushed a natural gas line into a house, and minor damage to other buildings was reported. In addition, traffic lights were blown off their lines, and trees fell onto power lines causing one-third of the city to lose electricity.
The radar
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Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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The same day elsewhere
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More
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Sources
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: 5560991.