Thunderstorm Wind, Patrick
- When
- November 26, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Patrick County, Ararat
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.600, -80.520
Damaging Winds in Virginia, November 26, 1998
Thunderstorms winds during the early morning of the 26th downed trees 1 to 2 feet in diameter in Ararat and Stuart.
Where it happened
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
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- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 winds during the early morning of the 26th downed trees 1 to 2 feet in diameter in Ararat and Stuart.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:05 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Patrick
- When
- November 26, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Patrick County, Stuart
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.630, -80.280
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
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, November 26, 1998
- Winter Weather in Vermont, November 26 to 27, 1998
- Strong Wind in Maine, November 26, 1998
- Winter Weather in Maine, November 26 to 27, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, November 26 to 28, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, November 26 to 27, 1998
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, November 26, 1998
- Winter Weather in New Hampshire, November 26 to 27, 1998
- Flooding in Washington, November 26, 1998
- High Surf in California, November 26 to 29, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, November 26, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, November 26, 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: 5677105, 5677106.