Damaging Wind in Virginia, November 25, 1998

Name: Damaging Wind in Virginia, November 25, 1998
Start: 1998-11-25T22:43
End: 1998-11-25T22:43
Location: Virginia

November 25, 1998 · NWS MRX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Straight line winds blew off many barn roofs, downed power lines and demolished outbuildings. One person was injured when a mobile home was moved off its foundation.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: $25,000
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS MRX wrote it up.

Straight line winds blew off many barn roofs, downed power lines and demolished outbuildings. One person was injured when a mobile home was moved off its foundation. Initially this event was thought to be a tornado. However, after an aerial survey it was deemed straight line wind damage.

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 141 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:41 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: November 25, 10:43 PM EST
Where: Washington County, Damascus
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: $25,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.630, -81.780

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Virginia in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Virginia, November 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: 5674275.