Strong Wind, Barbour
- When
- September 29, 7:15 PM EST to 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Barbour forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -80.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in West Virginia, September 29, 1999
Wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph occurred along and behind a strong cold front. The wind gusted to 45 mph at 1932E at the airport near Clarksburg.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 5
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 occurred along and behind a strong cold front. The wind gusted to 45 mph at 1932E at the airport near Clarksburg. At the Elkins airport, the wind gust was 43 mph at 2011E. A tree fell on a car along Taylor Ave. in Elkins. Power outages occurred to about 2,500 customers.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Harrison
- When
- September 29, 7:15 PM EST to 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.284, -80.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Randolph
- When
- September 29, 7:15 PM EST to 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Randolph forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Strong Wind, Taylor
- When
- September 29, 7:15 PM EST to 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Taylor forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.336, -80.046 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Upshur
- When
- September 29, 7:15 PM EST to 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Upshur forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.898, -80.233 (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
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 29, 1999
- Tornado in South Carolina, September 29, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Virginia, September 29 to 30, 1999
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, September 29, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, September 29, 1999
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, September 29, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Virginia, September 29, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, September 29, 1999
- Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in Maryland, September 29 to 30, 1999
- Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in West Virginia, September 29, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, September 29, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, September 29 to 30, 1999
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, September 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5716029, 5716030, 5716112, 5716113, 5716114.