West Virginia, 2001

High Wind in West Virginia, February 25, 2001

February 25, 2001 · NWS PBZ · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

An intense area of low pressure passing over the region brought a prolonged period of high winds to northern West Virginia. Wind gusts estimated to around 60 MPH continued from late morning into the early evening hours, downing numerous trees, large limbs and power lines across the entire area.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
$45,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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 PBZ wrote it up.

An intense area of low pressure passing over the region brought a prolonged period of high winds to northern West Virginia. Wind gusts estimated to around 60 MPH continued from late morning into the early evening hours, downing numerous trees, large limbs and power lines across the entire area.

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 Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 25, 9:38 AM EST, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 9:38 AM EST, 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
938 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2001

UPDATING ZONES TO LESSEN THREAT OF PRECIP THIS AFTERNOON.

REMAINDER OF FORECAST LOOKS GOOD.

WILL KEEP THE WIND WARNING GOING AS GUSTS BEHIND THE FRONT ARE
NEARLY 50 MPH AT SOME LOCATIONS.

CAT

FCSTID = 66
PIT   62  33  40  24 /  40  10   0  10
HLG   62  31  41  26 /  40  10   0  10
MGW   62  33  40  24 /  40  10   0  10
ZZV   62  31  41  26 /  40  10   0  10
PHD   62  31  41  26 /  40  10   0  10
FKL   57  29  37  21 /  50  20   0  10
DUJ   57  29  37  21 /  50  20   0  10
LBE   62  33  40  24 /  40  10   0  10
BTP   57  29  37  21 /  50  20   0  10
IDI   57  29  37  21 /  50  20   0  10
ODM   62  30  40  23 /  50  10   0  10

.PBZ...
MD...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 700 PM SUNDAY
MDZ001.

OH...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 700 PM SUNDAY
OHZ039>041...OHZ048>050...OHZ057>059...OHZ068>069.

PA...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 700 PM SUNDAY
PAZ007>009...PAZ013>016...PAZ020>023...PAZ029>032.

WV...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 700 PM SUNDAY
WVZ001>004...WVZ012...WVZ021>023...WVZ041.

The radar

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

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Event by event

9 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Brooke

When
February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Brooke forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.274, -80.576 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Hancock

When
February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Hancock forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.522, -80.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Marion

When
February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Marion forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.510, -80.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Marshall

When
February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Marshall forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.861, -80.663 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Monongalia

When
February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Monongalia forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT

High Wind, Ohio

When
February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Ohio forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.097, -80.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Preston

When
February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Preston forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT

High Wind, Tucker

When
February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Tucker forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT

High Wind, Wetzel

When
February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Wetzel forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.605, -80.639 (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

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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: 5231080, 5231081, 5231082, 5231083, 5231084, 5231085, 5231086, 5231087, 5231176.