Thunderstorm Wind, Covington (C)
- When
- September 28, 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- Covington (C) County, Covington
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.783, -79.983
Damaging Wind in Virginia, September 28, 2006
Eight inch limbs broken off a pear tree.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
Eight inch limbs broken off a pear tree.
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 Sep 28, 2:00 PM EST, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 2:00 PM EST, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 300 PM EDT THU SEP 28 2006 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... ...WEATHER WATCH 802 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM... EXTENDED THE WATCH FURTHER NORTH FOR SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS. SFC WIND GUSTS 30-40 KTS CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORMS. ISOLD SVR GUSTS OF 50-70 KTS ARE POSSIBLE EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE WHERE INSTABILITY WILL FUEL ORGANIZED DEEP CONVECTION WITH LINE SEGMENTS...BOW ECHOES AND SUPERCELLS. THE COLD FRONT SHOULD CLEAR THE AREA BY 03 UTC WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND REMAINING GUSTY. KEPT LIGHT POPS IN THE FAR WEST FOR LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY IN THE UPSLOPE AREAS. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... COLD NIGHT EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT WITH PATCHY FROST POSSIBLE IN THE COLDEST NORTHERN VALLEYS...BUT WIND SPEEDS MAY HINDER ANY WIDESPREAD COVERAGE. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT IT MIGHT BE WARMER IN THE SOUTH...SO ELECTED TO RAISED LOW TEMPERATURES IN SOUTHSIDE AND NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA CLOSER TO MOS VALUES AND ISC GROUP. HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED OVER THE REGION AT THE START OF NEXT WEEK WILL SETTLE SOUTHWEST OF THE AREA BY MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY. FOR THE MEDIUM RANGE PERIOD FOLLOWED HPCGUIDE...WHICH WAS CLOSE TO GFS THEN BLENDING TOWARDS THE 00Z NCEP ENS MEAN BY DAY 7/THURSDAY. && .AVIATION... ...WEATHER WATCH 802 IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM... STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SFC WIND GUSTS 30-40 KTS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORMS. ISOLD SVR GUSTS OF 50-70 KTS POSSIBLE EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS WHERE INSTABILITY WILL FUEL ORGANIZED DEEP CONVECTION WITH LINE SEGMENTS...BOW ECHOES AND SUPERCELLS. FRONT SHOULD CLEAR THE FCST AREA BY 03 UTC WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND REMAINING GUSTY. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...NONE. NC...NONE. WV...NONE. && PM/KK
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 28, 3:52 AM EST, 10 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 452 AM EDT THU SEP 28 2006 NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032>035-043>047-058-059-291200- SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 452 AM EDT THU SEP 28 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA... SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ALONG THE FRONT...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE. THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH ANY STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE 30S FOR MANY AREAS...WITH AREAS OF FROST POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY MORNING...PARTICULARLY IN THE DEEPER VALLEY LOCATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WIDESPREAD SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY...HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY INSTANCES OF STRONG WINDS WITH THUNDERSTORMS. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>045-291200- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 452 AM EDT THU SEP 28 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE FRONT...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW OF THE STORMS TO BECOME SEVERE. THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH ANY STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LOCALIZED STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LAWRENCE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 28, 12:19 PM EST, 1 hour 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 119 PM EDT THU SEP 28 2006 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>013-015-WVZ042>045-281900- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI... INDEPENDENCE...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG 119 PM EDT THU SEP 28 2006 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... AT 115 PM...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM BECKLEY WEST VIRGINIA TO BRISTOL TENNESSEE. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE GREENBRIER VALLEY OF WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN 200 PM AND 300 PM...AND INTO THE NEW RIVER VALLEY OF VIRGINIA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN 300 PM AND 400 PM. WITH THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS...EXPECT WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND A HEAVY DOWNPOUR OF RAIN. PEA SIZE HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE
Local storm report, Sep 28, 1:52 PM EST, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
252 PM EDT THU SEP 28 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0245 PM HAIL ALDERSON 37.73N 80.65W
09/28/2006 E0.88 INCH GREENBRIER WV UNKNOWN
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BSThe radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:13 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Maryland, September 28, 2006
- Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, September 28, 2006
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, September 28, 2006
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, September 28, 2006
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, September 28, 2006
- Strong Wind in West Virginia, September 28, 2006
- Hail in Texas, September 28, 2006
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, September 28, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, September 28, 2006
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, September 28, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, September 28, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, September 28, 2006
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: 5535118.