High Wind, Mineral
- When
- December 12, 3:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mineral forecast zone
- Measured
- 72 kt (83 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind and Strong Wind in West Virginia, December 12, 2000
A vigorous cold front crossed the region between 3 and 6 AM on the 12th. As the front passed, northwest winds gusted to between 45 and 65 MPH and didn't begin to subside until midday.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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 vigorous cold front crossed the region between 3 and 6 AM on the 12th. As the front passed, northwest winds gusted to between 45 and 65 MPH and didn't begin to subside until midday. One anemometer positioned 75 feet above the ground in Keyser recorded a wind gust of 83 MPH at 4 AM. A total of 31,000 customers across the Eastern Panhandle lost power after trees and power lines were downed. In Grant County, a wind gust of 64 MPH was recorded at the Petersburg Airport. In Hardy County, a weather observer noted high wind damage near Moorfield. In Berkeley County, a wind gust of 66 MPH was recorded in Falling Waters and a gust of 55 MPH was reported at the Martinsburg Airport.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 strong wind, 3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Grant
- When
- December 12, 3:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Berkeley
- When
- December 12, 3:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Berkeley forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.464, -78.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Pendleton
- When
- December 12, 3:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pendleton forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Strong Wind, Hardy
- When
- December 12, 3:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hardy forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.008, -78.858 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Hampshire
- When
- December 12, 3:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hampshire forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.317, -78.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Morgan
- When
- December 12, 3:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.560, -78.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Jefferson
- When
- December 12, 3:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.308, -77.863 (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.
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, December 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, December 12, 2000
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, December 12, 2000
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in New York, December 12, 2000
- Ice Storm in Texas, December 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in New Jersey, December 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, December 12 to 13, 2000
- Cold in South Carolina, December 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in New York, December 12, 2000
- High Wind in New York, December 12, 2000
- High Wind in New York, December 12, 2000
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, December 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: 5169128, 5169129, 5169130, 5169131, 5169132, 5169133, 5169134, 5169135.