Thunderstorm Wind, Smyth
- When
- June 22, 8:40 PM EST
- Where
- Smyth County, Saltville
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.880, -81.750
Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 22, 1998
Thunderstorm winds toppled trees onto route 91, one mile west of North Holston, toppled trees in Saltville damaging houses and downing power lines, and toppled trees onto route 67 in Jewel Ridge.
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
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 RNK wrote it up.
Thunderstorm winds toppled trees onto route 91, one mile west of North Holston, toppled trees in Saltville damaging houses and downing power lines, and toppled trees onto route 67 in Jewel Ridge.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 132 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:41 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Smyth
- When
- June 22, 8:45 PM EST
- Where
- Smyth County, 1 mi W of North Holston
- Reported by
- METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
- Coordinates
- 36.900, -81.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Tazewell
- When
- June 22, 9:20 PM EST
- Where
- Tazewell County, Jewell Ridge
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.180, -81.800
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Kentucky, June 22 to 29, 1998
- Heat in Illinois, June 22 to 29, 1998
- Heat in Alabama, June 22, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, June 22, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, June 22, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 22, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, June 22, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 22, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 22, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, June 22, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 22, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Vermont, June 22, 1998
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: 5652202, 5652201, 5652203.