Thunderstorm Wind, Amherst
- When
- September 10, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Amherst County, Falconerville
- Coordinates
- 37.530, -79.100
A severe thunderstorm during the evening hours on the 10th knocked down trees in Falconerville.
Damaging Wind in Virginia, September 10, 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), 118 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:31 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
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Georgia, September 10, 1997
- Tornado in Virginia, September 10, 1997
- Tornadoes in Virginia, September 10, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Wyoming, September 10, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 10 to 11, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, September 10, 1997
- Flash Flood in Maryland, September 10 to 11, 1997
- Lightning Strike in New Mexico, September 10, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, September 10, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, September 10, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, September 10, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, September 10, 1997
More
Every storm in Virginia in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, September 1997
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: 5614231.