Strong Wind, Hampshire
- When
- February 24, 12:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hampshire forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.317, -78.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in West Virginia, February 24, 1998
An intensifying storm off the middle Atlantic coast produced sustained winds between 25 and 32 mph with brief gusts in excess of 40 mph over portions of eastern West Virginia during the afternoon. Highest winds were likely at elevations above 2000 feet where gusts to near 50 mph may have occurred.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 5
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 LWX wrote it up.
An intensifying storm off the middle Atlantic coast produced sustained winds between 25 and 32 mph with brief gusts in excess of 40 mph over portions of eastern West Virginia during the afternoon. Highest winds were likely at elevations above 2000 feet where gusts to near 50 mph may have occurred. Winds gradually diminished after sunset; a combination of the departing storm and the loss of daytime heating. Scattered tree and limb damage most likely occurred at higher elevations.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Morgan
- When
- February 24, 12:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.560, -78.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Berkeley
- When
- February 24, 12:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Berkeley forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.464, -78.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Jefferson
- When
- February 24, 12:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.308, -77.863 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Hardy
- When
- February 24, 12:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hardy forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.008, -78.858 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Dense Fog in California, February 24, 1998
- Strong Wind in Maryland, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in New Mexico, February 24, 1998
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 24 to 25, 1998
- Winter Storm in New York, February 24 to 25, 1998
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 24 to 25, 1998
- Flood in California, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in Maryland, February 24, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in North Carolina, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in Arizona, February 24, 1998
- Strong Wind in Virginia, February 24, 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: 5635973, 5635974, 5635975, 5635976, 5635977.