Thunderstorm Wind, Bath
- When
- June 26, 11:20 PM EST to 11:40 PM EST
- Where
- Bath County, Countywide
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 38.070, -79.750
Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 26, 1998
5 miles north of Iron Gate.
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
- 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.
Thunderstorms during the late evening of the 26th produced damaging winds.Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees in Bath County and toppled a tree 1.5 miles north of Iron Gate.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bath
- When
- June 26, 11:21 PM EST
- Where
- Bath County, Hot Spgs Arpt
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 37.950, -79.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Alleghany
- When
- June 26, 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Alleghany County, 2 mi N of Iron Gate
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.820, -79.780
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 26 to 27, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 26, 1998
- Heat in Illinois, June 26 to 28, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in New York, June 26, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, June 26, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, June 26, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, June 26 to 27, 1998
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in New York, June 26, 1998
More
Every storm in Virginia in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, June 1998
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: 5651837, 5651838, 5651839.