Thunderstorm Wind, Grant
- When
- September 29, 8:30 PM EST to 8:50 PM EST
- Where
- Grant County, Mt Storm to Scherr
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.270, -79.250
Numerous trees and power lines downed
Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in West Virginia, September 29, 1999
An area of intense showers moved across the Eastern Panhandle from 9:30 PM to midnight, producing winds in excess of 55 MPH and very heavy downpours. In Grant County, numerous trees and power lines were downed from Mt.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 1
- Property damage
- $45,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
An area of intense showers moved across the Eastern Panhandle from 9:30 PM to midnight, producing winds in excess of 55 MPH and very heavy downpours. In Grant County, numerous trees and power lines were downed from Mt. Storm to Scheer. Winds gusted to 60 MPH at Highview in Hampshire County, knocking down trees and power lines. Jefferson County was hardest hit. In Ranson, wind gusts estimated at 70 MPH blew a flat roof off an apartment building in the Park and 14th Avenue area, showering debris on a nearby trailer park. One person in the trailer park sustained a leg injury, and 6 others were evacuated after their homes were moderately damaged. Many trees and power lines were downed across the city. The storms also toppled trees and power lines along the Route 340 corridor from Charles Town to Harpers Ferry. The KOA campground in Harpers Ferry was littered with oak and spruce trees snapped 10 feet above the base. Power outages were widespread across the eastern half of the county. A total of 2.17 inches of rain fell in Charles Town. Highview in Hampshire County and Red Creek in Grant County reported just over an inch of rainfall.
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 156 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:28 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Jefferson
- When
- September 29, 9:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Charles Town
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.308, -77.863 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Over 2 inches in 2 hours
Thunderstorm Wind, Hampshire
- When
- September 29, 9:50 PM EST
- Where
- Hampshire County, High View
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.230, -78.420
60 MPH wind gusts, trees and power lines downed
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- September 29, 10:40 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Countywide
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.300, -77.870
Trees and power lines downed along Route 340 corridor from CharlesTown to Harpers Ferry; moderate structural damage in Ranson
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.
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- 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
- High Wind in Montana, September 29, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, September 29 to 30, 1999
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Ohio, September 29, 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: 5716571, 5716573, 5716574, 5716572.