Thunderstorm Wind, Mineral
- When
- June 2, 6:56 PM EST to 6:58 PM EST
- Where
- Mineral County, South Portion
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.300, -79.000
Trees were downed in Keyser, Burlington, and Fountain.
Damaging Wind in West Virginia, June 2, 2000
During a hot and humid afternoon, a cold front crossed the region. This front triggered thunderstorms and the strongest storm which crossed Mineral County contained winds in excess of 55 MPH.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $2,000
- 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 LWX wrote it up.
During a hot and humid afternoon, a cold front crossed the region. This front triggered thunderstorms and the strongest storm which crossed Mineral County contained winds in excess of 55 MPH. Trees were downed in Keyser, Burlington, and Fountain.
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 135 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:55 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flood and Hail in New York, June 2, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in New York, June 2, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in New York, June 2, 2000
- Excessive Heat and Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 2, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 2, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, June 2, 2000
- Flooding in Iowa, June 2 to 3, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 2, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 2, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Massachusetts, June 2, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 2, 2000
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: 5153622.