West Virginia, 2000

Damaging Wind and High Wind in West Virginia, August 8, 2000

August 8, 2000 · NWS RLX · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$6,000
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.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Kanawha

When
August 8, 1:15 PM EST
Where
Kanawha County, 2 mi SE of Alum Creek
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
38.250, -81.767

Trees were knocked down or snapped off, about a third the way up a hillside, near the Big Coal River and the Boone County line. No dwellings were nearby.

High Wind, Kanawha

When
August 8, 1:30 PM EST
Where
Kanawha County, 2 mi NW of Belle
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
38.337, -81.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm wind gusts of around 45 mph caused a tree to fall and damage a house along Simmons Creek. A tree fell onto a car in Belle.

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.
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: 5171124, 5171123.