Strong Wind, Hampshire
- When
- March 6, 3:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hampshire forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.317, -78.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in West Virginia, March 6, 1997
S. produced northwesterly wind gusts to 50 mph.
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.
- 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
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
The combination of deep low pressure over the Canadian Maritime region with arctic high pressure over the midwestern U.S. produced northwesterly wind gusts to 50 mph. In eastern Berkeley Co (WVZ052), a single-wide trailer was destroyed at around 3 AM. The home was uninhabited. Scattered tree and power outages were also reported in the panhandle.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Morgan
- When
- March 6, 3:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.560, -78.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Berkeley
- When
- March 6, 3:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Berkeley forecast zone
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 39.464, -78.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Jefferson
- When
- March 6, 3:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.308, -77.863 (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
- High Wind in New York, March 6, 1997
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, March 6, 1997
- High Wind in New York, March 6, 1997
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, March 6, 1997
- Strong Wind in Maryland, March 6, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 6, 1997
- Strong Wind in Virginia, March 6, 1997
- High Wind and Strong Wind in New Jersey, March 6 to 7, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 6, 1997
- Winter Storm in Maine, March 6, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 6, 1997
- High Wind in Connecticut, March 6, 1997
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, March 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: 5596984, 5596985, 5596986, 5596987.