Thunderstorm Wind, Mason
- When
- September 20, 10:12 PM EST
- Where
- Mason County, New Haven
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.983, -81.967
A wind gust was estimated at 60 mph.
Damaging Winds and High Wind in West Virginia, September 20, 2000
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- $12,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 78 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:09 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tyler
- When
- September 20, 11:00 PM EST to 11:05 PM EST
- Where
- Tyler County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 39.450, -80.867
Scattered locations had county roads blocked by fallen trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ritchie
- When
- September 20, 11:05 PM EST
- Where
- Ritchie County, Auburn
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 39.100, -80.850
Trees were down along Route 7/20.
High Wind, Kanawha
- When
- September 20, 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Kanawha County, Charleston
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.337, -81.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind gusts estimated at 40 to 45 mph, damaged a mobile home in Malden. A tree fell onto a car in the East End of Charleston.
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.
- 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
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- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, September 20, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, September 20, 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: 5157396, 5157397, 5157398, 5157399.