Thunderstorm Wind, Fauquier
- When
- July 3, 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Fauquier County, Warrenton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.717, -77.783
A wind gust of 60 MPH downed two trees.
Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 3, 2000
A thunderstorm that produced winds in excess of 55 MPH, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours moved across northern Virginia during the afternoon of the 3rd. In Fauquier County, winds estimated at 60 MPH downed two trees in Warrenton.
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
- 0
- Property damage
- $500
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 thunderstorm that produced winds in excess of 55 MPH, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours moved across northern Virginia during the afternoon of the 3rd. In Fauquier County, winds estimated at 60 MPH downed two trees in Warrenton. In Rappahannock County, a total of 1.50 inches of rain fell in Castleton.
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 39 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:40 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike and Heavy Rain in Maryland, July 3 to 4, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Nebraska, July 3 to 8, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 3 to 4, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Montana, July 3, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, July 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Montana, July 3, 2000
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 3 to 4, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Montana, July 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Montana, July 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Montana, July 3, 2000
- Hail in South Dakota, July 3, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Washington, July 3, 2000
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, July 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: 5163968.