High Wind, Mineral
- When
- January 16, 11:45 AM EST
- Where
- Mineral forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Trees and power lines downed.
High Wind in West Virginia, January 16, 2000
A strong cold front moved across the Eastern Panhandle during the early afternoon of the 16th, producing wind gusts in excess of 55 MPH. Several trees were downed in Morgan County, and one home reported significant roof and shingle damage.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $30,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
A strong cold front moved across the Eastern Panhandle during the early afternoon of the 16th, producing wind gusts in excess of 55 MPH. Several trees were downed in Morgan County, and one home reported significant roof and shingle damage. Officials in Mineral County reported downed trees in Fort Ashby, Wiley Ford, and the Cross area near Elk Garden. Fire officials had to respond to several brush fires sparked by downed power lines throughout the afternoon.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Morgan
- When
- January 16, 12:15 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.560, -78.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Roof damaged on home and trees downed.
What these are
- 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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The same day elsewhere
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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: 5130032, 5130031.