Thunderstorm Wind, Amherst
- When
- May 16, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Amherst County, Madison Hgts
- Coordinates
- 37.420, -79.130
An isolated severe thunderstorm during the early morning hours on the 16th knocked down trees and power lines.
Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 16, 1997
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:57 UTC.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Strong Wind in New York, May 16, 1997
- Cold in Michigan, May 16, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, May 16, 1997
- Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, May 16, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 16, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, May 16, 1997
- Hail in Kansas, May 16, 1997
- Hail in Kansas, May 16, 1997
- Hail in Kansas, May 16, 1997
- Hail in Kansas, May 16, 1997
- Hail in Colorado, May 16, 1997
- Hail in Nebraska, May 16, 1997
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: 5597477.