Thunderstorm Wind, Charlottesville (C)
- When
- March 3, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Charlottesville (C) County, Charlottesville
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.030, -78.500
Trees Downed
Damaging Wind in Virginia, March 3, 1999
A thunderstorm that produced damaging winds in excess of 55 mph, marble sized hail, and heavy downpours moved into the city of Charlottesville around 5:15 pm. One tree downed by the storm blocked two lanes of Barracks Road, and another blocked Greenbriar Drive.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $500
- 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 thunderstorm that produced damaging winds in excess of 55 mph, marble sized hail, and heavy downpours moved into the city of Charlottesville around 5:15 pm. One tree downed by the storm blocked two lanes of Barracks Road, and another blocked Greenbriar Drive. 230 customers in the city lost power when another fallen tree downed an electric wire. Minor flooding also occurred on Old Ivy Road.
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 137 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:16 UTC.
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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- Avalanche in Alaska, March 3 to 4, 1999
- Strong Wind in North Carolina, March 3, 1999
- Tornado in Florida, March 3, 1999
- Storm Surge in Washington, March 3, 1999
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 3, 1999
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 3, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 3, 1999
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 3, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Florida, March 3, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 3, 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: 5695091.