Thunderstorm Wind, Prince William
- When
- January 18, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Prince William County, Manassas Arpt
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.720, -77.520
Damaging Wind in Virginia, January 18, 1999
A vigorous cold front swept across the region during mid afternoon on the 18th, accompanied by thunderstorms with damaging wind. Washington Reagan National Airport in Arlington County recorded a wind gust of 44 MPH at 3:15 PM.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- 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 LWX wrote it up.
A vigorous cold front swept across the region during mid afternoon on the 18th, accompanied by thunderstorms with damaging wind. Washington Reagan National Airport in Arlington County recorded a wind gust of 44 MPH at 3:15 PM. A gust of 51 MPH was recorded by a spotter in Northern Rockingham County at 3:25 PM, and 50 MPH winds were estimated by a spotter in Rappahannock County. At 3:30 PM, gusty winds from this same line of thunderstorms moved through Manassas and caused $15,000 damage to a business building. A wood and metal facade on the side of the building was ripped from its mooring and was blown onto the ground and onto a parked car nearby.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
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- Tornado in Pennsylvania, January 18, 1999
- High Wind in New Jersey, January 18 to 19, 1999
- Damaging Winds and Waterspout in Maryland, January 18, 1999
- High Wind in New Jersey, January 18, 1999
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, January 18, 1999
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, January 18, 1999
- Damaging Wind and High Wind in Massachusetts, January 18, 1999
- High Wind in West Virginia, January 18, 1999
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, January 18, 1999
- Winter Weather in Maine, January 18 to 19, 1999
- Hail in Alabama, January 18, 1999
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: 5681083.