High Wind in West Virginia, February 25, 2001

Name: High Wind in West Virginia, February 25, 2001
Start: 2001-02-25T11:00
End: 2001-02-25T21:00
Location: West Virginia

February 25, 2001 · NWS RLX · 34 events in 34 counties and zones

Wind gusts of 35 to 50 mph were measured. Huntington had a 37 mph gust, Elkins 38 mph, Beckley 41 mph, Charleston 43 mph, Clarksburg 44 mph, and Parkersburg 46 mph.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 28 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 34

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 RLX wrote it up.

Wind gusts of 35 to 50 mph were measured. Huntington had a 37 mph gust, Elkins 38 mph, Beckley 41 mph, Charleston 43 mph, Clarksburg 44 mph, and Parkersburg 46 mph.

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 Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 25, 10:52 AM EST, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 10:52 AM EST, 8 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1052 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2001

WILL LEAVE WIND ADVISORY ALONE FOR THIS AFTERNOON.  STRONG WINDS
ABOUT 2000 FEET OFF THE GROUND ACCORDING TO OBSERVED SOUNDINGS THIS
MORNING FROM PIT AND ILN.  WILL REMOVE CHANCE OF RAIN FROM ALL AREAS
EXCEPT CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS.  WILL END IT THERE DURING
THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

CURRENT FORECAST TEMPERATURES LOOK REASONABLE...ESPECIALLY WITH SOME
SUNSHINE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.  DO NOT THINK THE LOW CLOUDS ON
THE WEST SIDE OF THE DRY SLOT WILL MAKE IT MUCH FARTHER SOUTH THAN
SOUTHEAST OHIO.

REST OF FORECAST LEFT ALONE FOR NOW.

.RLX...
WV...WIND ADVISORY FOR SUNDAY FOR ZONES WVZ005>011...WVZ013>020...
WVZ024>040...WVZ046>047.

VA...WIND ADVISORY FOR SUNDAY FOR ZONES VAZ003>004.

KY...WIND ADVISORY FOR SUNDAY FOR ZONES KYZ101>103...KYZ105.

OH...WIND ADVISORY FOR SUNDAY FOR ZONES OHZ066>067...OHZ075>076...
OHZ083>087.

.END/

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

34 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Barbour

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Barbour forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 39.133, -80.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Boone

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Boone forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.023, -81.711 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Braxton

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Braxton forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.700, -80.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Cabell

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Cabell forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.420, -82.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Calhoun

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Calhoun forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.845, -81.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Clay

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Clay forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.463, -81.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Doddridge

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Doddridge forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 39.269, -80.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Fayette

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Fayette forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, Gilmer

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Gilmer forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.924, -80.857 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Harrison

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Harrison forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 39.284, -80.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Jackson

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.835, -81.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Kanawha

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Kanawha forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.337, -81.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lewis

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Lewis forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.996, -80.502 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lincoln

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.175, -82.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Logan

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Logan forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 37.832, -81.935 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Mason

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Mason forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.770, -82.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, McDowell

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: McDowell forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 37.379, -81.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Mingo

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Mingo forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 37.726, -82.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Nicholas

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Nicholas forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, Pleasants

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Pleasants forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 39.371, -81.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Pocahontas

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Pocahontas forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, Putnam

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Putnam forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.509, -81.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Raleigh

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Raleigh forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, Randolph

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Randolph forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, Ritchie

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Ritchie forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 39.178, -81.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Roane

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Roane forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.714, -81.348 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Taylor

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Taylor forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 39.336, -80.046 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Tyler

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Tyler forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 39.465, -80.885 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Upshur

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Upshur forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.898, -80.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Wayne

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Wayne forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.146, -82.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Webster

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Webster forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, Wirt

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Wirt forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 39.022, -81.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Wood

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Wood forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 39.211, -81.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Wyoming

When: February 25, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Wyoming forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 37.610, -81.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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

Every storm in West Virginia in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in West Virginia, February 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: 5228772, 5228773, 5228774, 5228775, 5228776, 5228777, 5228778, 5228779, 5228780, 5228781, 5228782, 5228783, 5228784, 5228785, 5228786, 5228787, 5228788, 5228789, 5228790, 5228791, 5228792, 5228793, 5228794, 5228795, 5228796, 5228797, 5228798, 5228799, 5228800, 5228801, 5228802, 5228803, 5228804, 5228805.