Thunderstorm Wind, Wetzel
- When
- July 9, 1:40 PM CST
- Where
- Wetzel County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.650, -80.850
Tornadoes and Hail in West Virginia, July 9, 1980
10 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 4 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $51,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 20
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.
Event by event
10 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ohio
- When
- July 9, 1:50 PM CST
- Where
- Ohio County
- Coordinates
- 40.180, -80.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Nicholas
- When
- July 9, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Nicholas County
- Coordinates
- 38.280, -80.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- July 9, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County
- Coordinates
- 38.530, -81.030
Tornado, Randolph
- When
- July 9, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Randolph County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.8 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $250
- Coordinates
- 38.920, -79.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Cabell
- When
- July 9, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cabell County
- Coordinates
- 38.520, -82.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph
- When
- July 9, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Randolph County
- Coordinates
- 38.770, -79.520
Tornado, Randolph
- When
- July 9, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Randolph County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 38.800, -79.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Braxton
- When
- July 9, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Braxton County
- Coordinates
- 38.850, -80.650
Tornado, Kanawha
- When
- July 9, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Kanawha County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1.5 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 38.230, -81.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Kanawha
- When
- July 9, 4:18 PM CST
- Where
- Kanawha County
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.380, -81.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Nicholas
- When
- July 9, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Nicholas County
- Coordinates
- 38.250, -80.600
Hail, McDowell
- When
- July 9, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- McDowell County
- Measured
- 4.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.430, -81.580
Hail, McDowell
- When
- July 9, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- McDowell County
- Measured
- 4.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.430, -81.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Raleigh
- When
- July 9, 5:04 PM CST
- Where
- Raleigh County
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.780, -81.120
Tornado, Raleigh
- When
- July 9, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Raleigh County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 4.3 mi
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $250
- Coordinates
- 37.700, -81.200
Hail, Raleigh
- When
- July 9, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Raleigh County
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.780, -81.180
Hail, Raleigh
- When
- July 9, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Raleigh County
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.780, -81.180
Hail, Jackson
- When
- July 9, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.820, -81.700
Hail, Jackson
- When
- July 9, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.820, -81.700
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.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 9, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 9, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 9, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 9, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 9, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 9, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, July 9, 1980
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: 10148589, 10148590, 10148591, 10148592, 10148593, 10148594, 10148595, 10148596, 10148597, 10148811, 10148812, 10148813, 10148814, 10148815, 10148816, 10148817, 10148818, 10148819, 10148820, 10148821.