Strong Wind, Roane
- When
- March 9, 4:00 AM EST to 6:30 AM EST
- Where
- Roane forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 38.714, -81.348 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in West Virginia, March 9, 1998
Wind gusts of 35 to 50 mph were associated with a cold front. Near Amma of Roane County, a common roof over side by side mobile homes was damaged.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $25,000
- 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.
Wind gusts of 35 to 50 mph were associated with a cold front. Near Amma of Roane County, a common roof over side by side mobile homes was damaged. At Ben Dale of Lewis County, a block wall under construction at a new water treatment plant was blown down. In Glenville of Gilmer County, roof material from mobile homes were ripped off. The debris damaged a nearby car and siding to a home. A few trees were downed in Harrison County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Harrison
- When
- March 9, 4:00 AM EST to 6:30 AM EST
- Where
- Harrison forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.284, -80.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Gilmer
- When
- March 9, 4:00 AM EST to 6:30 AM EST
- Where
- Gilmer forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 38.924, -80.857 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Lewis
- When
- March 9, 4:00 AM EST to 6:30 AM EST
- Where
- Lewis forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 38.996, -80.502 (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.
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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: 5632571, 5632572, 5632573, 5632574.