High Wind, Hampshire
- When
- January 13, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Hampshire forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.317, -78.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
60 MPH gust downed trees.
High Wind in West Virginia, January 13, 2000
A vigorous cold front moved across the Eastern Panhandle around midday on the 13th. Winds in excess off 55 MPH mixed down after the front moved through.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 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 vigorous cold front moved across the Eastern Panhandle around midday on the 13th. Winds in excess off 55 MPH mixed down after the front moved through. A wind gust of 60 MPH was reported near Highview and trees were downed one mile south of town. A wind gust of 53 MPH was recorded in Martinsburg, and a 45 MPH gust was reported in Petersburg.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Virginia, January 13, 2000
- High Wind in Virginia, January 13, 2000
- High Wind in Virginia, January 13, 2000
- Winter Storm in New York, January 13, 2000
- High Wind in Maryland, January 13, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 13, 2000
- High Wind in Virginia, January 13, 2000
- High Wind in California, January 13, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, January 13, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Maine, January 13 to 15, 2000
- Extreme Cold in New Hampshire, January 13 to 15, 2000
- High Wind in Virginia, January 13, 2000
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, January 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: 5130030.