Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$17.0M
Magnitude
50 EG
Area
Wythe
Event narrative (NOAA)
Trees were downed countywide by high winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Helene. Over 10,000 customers were reported without power by 3 PM on Friday. Agricultural damage totaled over $22 million, including losses from vegetables and crops, livestock, and facilities, land and infrastructure. Damage to fencing, structures, and land accounted for the greatest portion of total agriculture losses.
Other notable high wind events in Virginia
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.