Thunderstorm Wind, Amelia
- When
- August 9, 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Amelia County, Wilsons Corner
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.283, -77.883
High winds blew down large tree limbs onto Route 153.
Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 9, 2000
4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $7,000
- 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.
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4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Henrico
- When
- August 9, 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Henrico County, 3 mi E of Short Pump
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 37.650, -77.567
Amateur radio reported a thunderstorm with 60 mile per hour wind gusts caused damage to road signs on Route 6.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chesterfield
- When
- August 9, 5:05 PM EST
- Where
- Chesterfield County, 3 mi N of Chester
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 37.400, -77.450
High winds caused minor damage to the Defense Supply Center on Route 301.
Thunderstorm Wind, Colonial Heights (C)
- When
- August 9, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Colonial Heights (C) County, Colonial Hgts
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 37.250, -77.417
High winds blew down large tree limbs.
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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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: 5169709, 5169788, 5169789, 5169790.