Strong Wind, Barbour
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Barbour forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -80.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in West Virginia, April 16, 1999
Wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph were common as a low pressure storm system lifted northeast, through northern Indiana. Huntington measured 44 mph, Charleston and Parkersburg had 43 mph, Beckley 42 mph, and Clarksburg saw 40 mph.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 28 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 34
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 45 mph were common as a low pressure storm system lifted northeast, through northern Indiana. Huntington measured 44 mph, Charleston and Parkersburg had 43 mph, Beckley 42 mph, and Clarksburg saw 40 mph.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
34 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Boone
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.023, -81.711 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Braxton
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Braxton forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.700, -80.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Cabell
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cabell forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.420, -82.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Calhoun
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Calhoun forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.845, -81.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Clay
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.463, -81.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Doddridge
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Doddridge forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.269, -80.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Fayette
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Strong Wind, Gilmer
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gilmer forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.924, -80.857 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Harrison
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.284, -80.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Jackson
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.835, -81.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Kanawha
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kanawha forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.337, -81.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Lewis
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lewis forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.996, -80.502 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Lincoln
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.175, -82.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Logan
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.832, -81.935 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Mason
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mason forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.770, -82.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, McDowell
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- McDowell forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.379, -81.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Mingo
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mingo forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.726, -82.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Nicholas
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nicholas forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Strong Wind, Pleasants
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pleasants forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.371, -81.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Pocahontas
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pocahontas forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Strong Wind, Putnam
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.509, -81.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Raleigh
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Raleigh forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Strong Wind, Randolph
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Randolph forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Strong Wind, Ritchie
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ritchie forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.178, -81.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Roane
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Roane forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.714, -81.348 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Taylor
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Taylor forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.336, -80.046 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Tyler
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tyler forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.465, -80.885 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Upshur
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Upshur forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.898, -80.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Wayne
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.146, -82.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Webster
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Webster forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Strong Wind, Wirt
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wirt forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.022, -81.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Wood
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wood forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.211, -81.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Wyoming
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wyoming forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.610, -81.549 (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.
The same day elsewhere
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- High Wind in Ohio, April 16, 1999
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- High Wind in Pennsylvania, April 16, 1999
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, April 16, 1999
- Strong Wind in Ohio, April 16, 1999
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, April 16, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, April 16, 1999
- Flood in Iowa, April 16, 1999
- High Wind in North Carolina, April 16, 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: 5686064, 5686065, 5686066, 5686067, 5686068, 5686069, 5686070, 5686071, 5686072, 5686073, 5686074, 5686075, 5686076, 5686077, 5686078, 5686079, 5686080, 5686081, 5686082, 5686083, 5686084, 5686085, 5686086, 5686087, 5686088, 5686089, 5686090, 5686091, 5686092, 5686093, 5686094, 5686095, 5686096, 5686097.