Virginia, 1999

High Wind in Virginia, September 15 to 16, 1999

September 15 to 16, 1999 · NWS RNK · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

High winds from the remnants of Hurricane Floyd on the evening of the 15th and the 16th, downed trees and powerlines. One tree was toppled onto a mobile home in Paces, killing a women and injuring a two week old infant.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
1
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 RNK wrote it up.

High winds from the remnants of Hurricane Floyd on the evening of the 15th and the 16th, downed trees and powerlines. One tree was toppled onto a mobile home in Paces, killing a women and injuring a two week old infant.

The radar

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Event by event

2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Halifax

When
September 15, 11:00 PM EST to September 16, 4:00 PM EST
Where
Halifax forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
36.767, -78.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Henry

When
September 15, 11:00 PM EST to September 16, 4:00 PM EST
Where
Henry forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
36.689, -79.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
High Wind, Halifax1999-09-1622FemaleMobile/Trailer HomeDirect

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5717495, 5717496.