Virginia, 2000

High Wind in Virginia, January 13, 2000

January 13, 2000 · NWS RNK · 13 events in 13 counties and zones

High winds during the afternoon of the 13th downed large trees, tree limbs, and power lines. Some roads were blocked by trees and power lines.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 13 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
$160,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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 RNK wrote it up.

High winds during the afternoon of the 13th downed large trees, tree limbs, and power lines. Some roads were blocked by trees and power lines. The high winds caused minor property damage in all counties and downed power lines started several brush fires.High winds tore the roof off of a house in Cave Springs in Roanoke County, downed a tree onto a car in Lynchburg, downed trees onto two cars in the City of Roanoke, downed a tree onto mobile home in Stuart in Patrick County, destroying it. The woman occupying the mobile home was injured and required medical treatment.In Altavista in Campbell County, high winds damaged the roof of a house and downed a power line onto a second house, starting a fire that damaged the roof.

The radar

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Event by event

13 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Carroll

When
January 13, 1:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Carroll forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
36.697, -80.829 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Amherst

When
January 13, 1:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Amherst forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
37.605, -79.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Appomattox

When
January 13, 1:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Appomattox forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
37.372, -78.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Bedford

When
January 13, 1:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Bedford forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
37.315, -79.524 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Botetourt

When
January 13, 1:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Botetourt forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
37.557, -79.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Campbell

When
January 13, 1:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Campbell forecast zone
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
37.310, -79.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Craig

When
January 13, 1:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Craig forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
37.481, -80.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Floyd

When
January 13, 1:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Floyd forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
36.932, -80.362 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Franklin

When
January 13, 1:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
36.992, -79.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Henry

When
January 13, 1:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Henry forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
36.689, -79.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Patrick

When
January 13, 1:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Patrick forecast zone
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
36.678, -80.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Pittsylvania

When
January 13, 1:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Pittsylvania forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
36.704, -79.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Roanoke

When
January 13, 1:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Roanoke forecast zone
Property damage
$35,000
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
37.258, -80.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or 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: 5133141, 5133142, 5133143, 5133144, 5133490, 5133491, 5133492, 5133493, 5133494, 5133495, 5133496, 5133497, 5133498.