Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG
Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG
Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG
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VIRGINIA, NorthVAZ021-025>031-036>042-050>057<strong>Storm</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Unusual</strong> <strong>Weather</strong> <strong>Phenomena</strong>TimePath PathNumber ofEstimatedLocal/ Length WidthPersonsDamageLocation DateSt<strong>and</strong>ard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of <strong>Storm</strong>March 1998Highl<strong>and</strong> - Augusta - Rockingham - Shen<strong>and</strong>oah - Frederick - Page - Warren - Clarke - Nelson - Albemarle -Greene - Madison - Rappahannock - Fauquier - Loudoun - Orange - Culpeper - Prince William - Fairfax -Arlington - Stafford - Spotsylvania - King George11 0700EST0 025K Unseasonably Cold13 0700ESTA series of cold fronts ushered in only the second arctic air mass of the winter of 1997/98. The unseasonably cold air, arriving onthe heels of a mild <strong>and</strong> wet February, caused minor damage to fruit crops in north central <strong>and</strong> northwestern Virginia. Thecombination of mild <strong>and</strong> moist conditions earlier in the winter not only led to accelerated bud growth, but may have decreased theresistance of fruit trees to the hard freeze.In general, the freeze spared the apple crop, which had not reached critical bud stage. The peach crop was affected, especially in thesouthern <strong>and</strong> central Shen<strong>and</strong>oah Valley. However, the general consensus was that trees at critical bud stage were few, <strong>and</strong> theaffect of the freeze was to thin out the crop. Plum trees, on the other h<strong>and</strong>, were not so lucky, according to Orange <strong>and</strong> CulpeperCos (VAZ050>051) agricultural officials.The coldest morning, March 13, produced several record low temperatures. In particular, Washington Dulles International Airport(IAD), which had a low of 16 degrees, broke its previous record of 18 set in 1984.Highl<strong>and</strong> CountyCountywideAlbemarle CountyWest PortionFrederick CountyCountywideGreene CountyCountywideMadison CountyCountywideClarke CountyCountywidePage CountyCountywideRappahannock CountyCountywideWarren CountyCountywideFauquier CountyCountywideLoudoun CountyWest PortionOrange CountyCountywideShen<strong>and</strong>oah CountyCountywide20212021202120212021202120212021202120212021202120211800EST0000EST1900EST0200EST1900EST0900EST1900EST0200EST1900EST0200EST2000EST0600EST2000EST0600EST2000EST0600EST2000EST0600EST2100EST0600EST2100EST0900EST2100EST0600EST2100EST0600EST0000000000000000000000000010K15K10K10K3.5K3.5K3.5K3.5K3.3K10K3.3K3.3KFloodFloodFloodFloodFloodFloodFloodFloodFloodFloodFloodFloodFlood168 162
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