Damaging Winds in Virginia, October 14, 2001

Name: Damaging Winds in Virginia, October 14, 2001
Start: 2001-10-14T14:35
End: 2001-10-14T15:00
Location: Virginia

October 14, 2001 · NWS RNK · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Thunderstorm winds during the afternoon of the 14th downed trees and damaged several roofs 1 mile north of Dublin. Trees were also downed in Pilot.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $35,000
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 RNK wrote it up.

Thunderstorm winds during the afternoon of the 14th downed trees and damaged several roofs 1 mile north of Dublin. Trees were also downed in Pilot.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 14, 1:45 PM EST, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 14, 1:45 PM EST, 50 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
245 PM EDT SUN OCT 14 2001

WILL LET THE WIND ADVISORY EXPIRE THIS AFTERNOON. KFCX 88D LOOP
INDICATED A COUPLE OF BANDS OF SHOWERS MOVING EAST ACRS FA. AXIS OF
RAIN WILL BE EAST OF BLUE RIDGE MTNS BY RELEASE. SFC ANALYSIS SHOWED
COLD FRONT ENTERING WESTERN SLOPES THIS AFTERNOON. WATER VAPOR LOOP
DISPLAYED MAIN TEX VORT SHEARING AND DRY AIR PUSHING QUICKLY EAST.
COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST TONIGHT. BOUNDARY SHOULD BE
THROUGH ROA VALLEY BY 00Z...AND LYH ARD 03Z. KANSAS HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD EAST INTO THE CAROLINAS DURING THE PERIOD. TUESDAY SHORTWAVE
MAY BE STRENGTHEN BY PIECED OF ENERGY IN NORTHERN STREAM. THE
REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR/FRONT APPEARS TO HAVE MORE
MOISTURE/PUNCH THAN ON YESTERDAY SOLUTIONS. WILL ADD A MENTION OF
LIGHT PCPN TO SE WV. COLDER AIR ARRIVES FOR MID WEEK. ZONES WILL BE
OUT BY 340 PM. HAVE A GOOD SUNDAY.

FCSTID = 7
ROA   50  69  45  60 /  30   0   0  20
LYH   51  67  44  58 /  30   0   0  10
DAN   53  70  47  64 /  30   0   0  10
BLF   45  59  40  48 /  10   0  10  30
LWB   44  55  37  45 /  10   0  10  30
BCB   47  65  40  50 /  20   0  10  20
TNB   46  60  41  47 /  10   0  10  20

.RNK...
NC...NONE.
VA...NONE.
WV...NONE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 14, 9:01 AM EST, 5 hours 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1001 AM EDT SUN OCT 14 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0730 AM    3SW BOONE                 NC   WIND DAMAGE
10/14/01   WATAUGA                        A FEW TREES DOWN ON HWY
                                          321.REPORTED BY WATAUGA
                                          COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE.

Local storm report, Oct 14, 10:29 AM EST, 4 hours 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED HEADER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1129 AM EDT SUN OCT 14 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0730 AM    3SW BOONE                 NC   NON TSTM WINDS
10/14/01   WATAUGA                        A FEW TREES DOWN ON HWY
                                          321. REPORTED BY WATAUGA
                                          COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE.

Local storm report, Oct 14, 12:15 PM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED HEADER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1129 AM EDT SUN OCT 14 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0730 AM    3SW BOONE                 NC   NON TSTM WINDS
10/14/01   WATAUGA                        A FEW TREES DOWN ON HWY
                                          321. REPORTED BY WATAUGA
                                          COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE.

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 40 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:32 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: October 14, 2:35 PM EST
Where: Pulaski County, 1 mi N of Dublin
Property damage: $35,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.133, -80.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: October 14, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Montgomery County, Pilot
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.050, -80.367

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

Every storm in Virginia in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Virginia, October 2001

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: 5271211, 5271212.