Strong Wind, Grant
- When
- December 17, 10:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Strong Wind in West Virginia, December 17, 2000
A strong cold front crossed the region during the late morning hours of the 17th. This caused northwest winds to gust to between 30 and 45 MPH.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 6
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 strong cold front crossed the region during the late morning hours of the 17th. This caused northwest winds to gust to between 30 and 45 MPH. Measured wind gusts included 45 MPH at Petersburg in Grant County and 41 MPH at Martinsburg in Berkeley County. In addition, a total of 3.1 inches of lake effect snow fell at Bayard in Grant County right atop the Allegany Front between 10 AM on the 17th and 6 AM on the 18th.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Mineral
- When
- December 17, 10:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mineral forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Strong Wind, Hampshire
- When
- December 17, 10:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hampshire forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.317, -78.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Morgan
- When
- December 17, 10:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.560, -78.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Berkeley
- When
- December 17, 10:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Berkeley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.464, -78.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Jefferson
- When
- December 17, 10:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.308, -77.863 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- 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
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, December 17 to 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, December 17 to 18, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Georgia, December 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding in New York, December 17, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 17, 2000
- Flash Flood in Vermont, December 17 to 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, December 17, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, December 17, 2000
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, December 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Massachusetts, December 17 to 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding and High Wind in Connecticut, December 17, 2000
- High Wind in North Carolina, December 17, 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: 5169251, 5169252, 5169253, 5169254, 5169255, 5169256.