Thunderstorm Wind, Mineral
- When
- November 9, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mineral County, 5 mi W of New Creek
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.367, -79.133
A tree was downed on Green Mountain.
Damaging Winds in West Virginia, November 9 to 10, 2000
A line of showers and thunderstorms produced winds in excess of 55 MPH and brief heavy rainfall as it passed through the eastern panhandle between 10:30 PM on the 9th and 1 AM on the 10th. In Mineral County, a tree was blown down on Green Mountain.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
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- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 line of showers and thunderstorms produced winds in excess of 55 MPH and brief heavy rainfall as it passed through the eastern panhandle between 10:30 PM on the 9th and 1 AM on the 10th. In Mineral County, a tree was blown down on Green Mountain. An observer in Keyser reported a wind gust of 61 MPH. In Morgan County, a total of 1.57 inches of rain was reported in Berkeley Springs. A few trees were downed across Berkeley County. A total of 2.0 inches of rain fell in Inwood.
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 148 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:57 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mineral
- When
- November 9, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mineral County, Keyser
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.433, -78.983
A wind gust of 61 MPH was reported.
Thunderstorm Wind, Berkeley
- When
- November 10, 12:15 AM EST to 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Berkeley County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.467, -78.017
A few trees were downed.
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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- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, November 9, 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: 5160136, 5160137, 5160138.