High Wind in Virginia, September 6, 1996

Name: High Wind in Virginia, September 6, 1996
Start: 1996-09-06T02:30
End: 1996-09-06T07:00
Location: Virginia

September 6, 1996 · NWS RNK · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

4 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $145,000
Crop damage: $15,000
Events: 4

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.

The radar

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Event by event

4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Roanoke

When: September 6, 2:30 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Roanoke forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 37.258, -80.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Botetourt

When: September 6, 2:30 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Botetourt forecast zone
Property damage: $35,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.557, -79.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Rockbridge

When: September 6, 2:30 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Rockbridge forecast zone
Property damage: $100,000
Coordinates: 37.774, -79.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Montgomery

When: September 6, 2:30 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Montgomery forecast zone
Coordinates: 37.174, -80.387 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Virginia in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Virginia, September 1996

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: 5564650, 5564651, 5564652, 5564653.