Thunderstorm Wind, Berkeley
- When
- August 26, 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Berkeley County, 4 mi SW of Martinsburg
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.420, -78.020
Trees downed on top of mountain off Highway 45
Damaging Winds in West Virginia, August 26, 1999
A line of thunderstorms moved across Berkeley and Jefferson Counties between 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM EDT, producing winds in excess of 55 MPH, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours. Just south of Martinsburg, high winds downed trees on top of a mountain off Highway 45.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $6,000
- 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 LWX wrote it up.
A line of thunderstorms moved across Berkeley and Jefferson Counties between 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM EDT, producing winds in excess of 55 MPH, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours. Just south of Martinsburg, high winds downed trees on top of a mountain off Highway 45. Trees were also downed across roads lining the Potomac River on the east side of Shepherdstown. Shepherdstown received 1.70 inches of rain from the storms.
The radar
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Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- August 26, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Shepherdstown
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.430, -77.800
Downed trees blocked roads along the Potomac River
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Strong Wind in California, August 26, 1999
- Flood and Waterspout in Ohio, August 26, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, August 26, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, August 26, 1999
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 26, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, August 26, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Hail in North Carolina, August 26, 1999
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 26, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Pennsylvania, August 26 to 27, 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: 5718790, 5718791.