Damaging Wind and High Wind in Virginia, January 11, 2000

Name: Damaging Wind and High Wind in Virginia, January 11, 2000
Start: 2000-01-11T09:00
End: 2000-01-11T11:00
Location: Virginia

January 11, 2000 · NWS LWX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A strong cold front moved across Virginia during the morning of the 11th. As the front moved through, winds in excess of 55 MPH were reported in a few locations.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $8,000
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 strong cold front moved across Virginia during the morning of the 11th. As the front moved through, winds in excess of 55 MPH were reported in a few locations. Loudoun County officials reported high winds during a shower downed trees at 10:15 AM in Ashburn. In Augusta County, a high wind gust blew a roof off of a mobile home in the community of Verona. Damage was estimated at $6,000. Recorded wind gusts across Northern Virginia included 42 MPH in Leesburg, 38 MPH at Dulles International Airport, 44 MPH at Washington Reagan National Airport, 47 MPH in New Market, 57 MPH in Luray, and 40 MPH in Winchester.

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 161 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:55 UTC.

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Event by event

1 high wind, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Augusta

When: January 11, 9:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where: Augusta forecast zone
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 38.109, -78.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Roof blown off mobile home.

Thunderstorm Wind, Loudoun

When: January 11, 10:15 AM EST
Where: Loudoun County, Ashburn
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.091, -77.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed.

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
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

Every storm in Virginia in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Virginia, January 2000

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: 5130098, 5130099.