Thunderstorm Wind, Shenandoah
- When
- May 7, 9:55 PM EST
- Where
- Shenandoah County, Woodstock
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.883, -78.517
Trees were downed
Wildfire and Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 7 to 9, 2000
Scattered thunderstorms developed during the hot and humid evening of the 7th near the Blue Ridge Mountains. One thunderstorm that crossed Shenandoah County between 10:00 and 11:30 PM EDT produced winds in excess of 55 MPH and frequent lighting.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1,000
- 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.
Scattered thunderstorms developed during the hot and humid evening of the 7th near the Blue Ridge Mountains. One thunderstorm that crossed Shenandoah County between 10:00 and 11:30 PM EDT produced winds in excess of 55 MPH and frequent lighting. Small trees and large tree limbs were downed in Woodstock at 10:55 PM EDT. Lightning strikes also resulted in a forest fire east of Woodstock around 11:00 PM EDT. The blaze charred 300 acres on Powell Mountain between the Woodstock Tower and Edinburg Gap before being brought under control on the 9th.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
Wildfire, Shenandoah
- When
- May 7, 10:00 PM EST to May 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Shenandoah County, 5 mi E of Woodstock
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.858, -78.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail in Nebraska, May 7, 2000
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, May 7, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 7 to 8, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 7 to 8, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Vermont, May 7, 2000
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 7, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Maine, May 7, 2000
- Hail in Nebraska, May 7, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 7, 2000
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, May 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: 5145533, 5145534.