Strong Wind, Grant
- When
- March 31, 4:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
Strong Wind in West Virginia, March 31, 1997
A nor'easter, languishing off the middle Atlantic coast, produced sustained winds between 25 and 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph or higher over all of eastern West Virginia. The winds caused isolated damage and power outages.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $53,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
A nor'easter, languishing off the middle Atlantic coast, produced sustained winds between 25 and 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph or higher over all of eastern West Virginia. The winds caused isolated damage and power outages.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Mineral
- When
- March 31, 4:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Mineral forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
Strong Wind, Hampshire
- When
- March 31, 4:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Hampshire forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.317, -78.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Morgan
- When
- March 31, 4:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Coordinates
- 39.560, -78.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Berkeley
- When
- March 31, 4:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Berkeley forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 39.464, -78.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Jefferson
- When
- March 31, 4:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 39.308, -77.863 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Pendleton
- When
- March 31, 4:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Pendleton forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
Strong Wind, Hardy
- When
- March 31, 4:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Hardy forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 39.008, -78.858 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Utah, March 31, 1997
- Coastal Flood in New York, March 31, 1997
- Coastal Flood in Connecticut, March 31, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, March 31, 1997
- Strong Wind in Virginia, March 31, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 31, 1997
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, March 31, 1997
- Winter Storm in Connecticut, March 31, 1997
- Strong Wind in Maryland, March 31, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 31, 1997
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Massachusetts, March 31, 1997
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in New Jersey, March 31, 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: 5596989, 5596990, 5596991, 5597155, 5597156, 5597157, 5597158, 5597159.