Event narrative (NOAA)
Trees were downed county wide by high winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Helene. Over 18,000 customers were reported without power by 6 PM EDT on Friday, the peak of the high winds. There was one confirmed fatality, one man was killed when a tree fell on him while he was clearing a tree that had fallen across and blocked a road. Agricultural damage alone totaled over $11 million, which includes losses from crops, facilities and structures. Another $6.5 million dollars in damage was reported due to wind damage of residential properties.
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.