West Virginia, 1982

Tornadoes and Hail in West Virginia, June 16, 1982

June 16, 1982 · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 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

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jefferson

When
June 16, 1:08 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.330, -77.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When
June 16, 1:35 PM CST
Where
Harrison County
Coordinates
39.280, -80.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When
June 16, 1:40 PM CST
Where
Wood County
Coordinates
39.200, -81.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Mason

When
June 16, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Mason County
Coordinates
38.980, -81.970

Tornado, Monongalia

When
June 16, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Monongalia County
Rating
F1
Path length
2.5 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.600, -79.970

Tornado, Monongalia

When
June 16, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Monongalia County
Rating
F1
Path length
2.5 mi
Path width
17 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.580, -79.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Monongalia

When
June 16, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Monongalia County
Coordinates
39.620, -79.950

Hail, Marion

When
June 16, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.480, -80.130

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Monongalia1982-06-16Direct

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in West Virginia in 1982Every state in 1982This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for West Virginia, 1982

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: 10148866, 10148867, 10148868, 10148869, 10146400, 10146401, 10146402, 10146403.