Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke
- When
- May 12, 5:45 AM EST
- Where
- Clarke County, Berryville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.150, -77.970
One tree uprooted and several trees split in a county park
Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 12, 1999
A thunderstorm producing wind over 55 MPH moved across Northern Clarke County between 6:00 AM and 7:00 AM EDT. County park officials reported the storm downed a large tree by the recreation office and split several other trees lining the entrance driveway.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- 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 thunderstorm producing wind over 55 MPH moved across Northern Clarke County between 6:00 AM and 7:00 AM EDT. County park officials reported the storm downed a large tree by the recreation office and split several other trees lining the entrance driveway. Also, a staff member who was driving a maintenance truck around the county park during the storm reported gusty winds caused their vehicle to shake.
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 46 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:46 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
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, May 12, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 12, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, May 12, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Texas, May 12, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, May 12, 1999
- Flooding in Missouri, May 12 to 31, 1999
- Flash Flooding in South Carolina, May 12, 1999
- High Surf in American Samoa, May 12 to 15, 1999
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Illinois, May 12, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 12, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, May 12 to 14, 1999
- Wildfire in Florida, May 12, 1999
More
Every storm in Virginia in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, May 1999
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: 5697563.