West Virginia, 2000

High Wind in West Virginia, January 13, 2000

January 13, 2000 · NWS RNK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

High winds during the midday and afternoon of the 13th downed large trees, tree limbs, power lines, and caused minor property damage.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
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 RNK wrote it up.

High winds during the midday and afternoon of the 13th downed large trees, tree limbs, power lines, and caused minor property damage.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Greenbrier

When
January 13, 11:45 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Greenbrier forecast zone
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
UNKNOWN

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

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: 5133605.