Thunderstorm Wind, Raleigh
- When
- February 17, 1:05 PM EST
- Where
- Raleigh County, Coal City
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 37.680, -81.220
Damaging Winds in West Virginia, February 17, 1998
Minor damage occurred when large tree limbs were blown down across power lines and roads.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $10,000
- 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 RLX wrote it up.
Minor damage occurred when large tree limbs were blown down across power lines and roads.
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:03 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- February 17, 1:05 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Wayne
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 38.220, -82.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Wyoming
- When
- February 17, 1:25 PM EST
- Where
- Wyoming County, Herndon Hgts
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 37.500, -81.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- February 17, 1:40 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, Kincaid
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 38.030, -81.280
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
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 17 to 18, 1998
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 17, 1998
- Flooding in Michigan, February 17 to 18, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 17, 1998
- Storm Surge in Ohio, February 17 to 18, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 17, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 17, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 17, 1998
- Tornado in Georgia, February 17, 1998
- Flood in Florida, February 17 to 28, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, February 17, 1998
- Flood in Florida, February 17 to 28, 1998
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, February 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: 5630773, 5630774, 5630775, 5630965.