Hail, Lincoln
- When
- March 6, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.280, -82.100
Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, March 6, 1983
5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- 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
5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Kanawha
- When
- March 6, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Kanawha County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.420, -81.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Kanawha
- When
- March 6, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Kanawha County
- Coordinates
- 38.300, -81.520
Hail, Kanawha
- When
- March 6, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Kanawha County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.480, -81.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Kanawha
- When
- March 6, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Kanawha County
- Coordinates
- 38.480, -81.670
Hail, Putnam
- When
- March 6, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Putnam County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.430, -82.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam
- When
- March 6, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Putnam County
- Coordinates
- 38.430, -82.030
Hail, Putnam
- When
- March 6, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Putnam County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.580, -81.800
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, March 6, 1983
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, March 6, 1983
- Tornadoes in South Carolina, March 6, 1983
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, March 6, 1983
- Hail in Florida, March 6, 1983
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, March 6, 1983
- Hail in Michigan, March 6, 1983
- Hail in Missouri, March 6, 1983
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, March 6, 1983
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 1983Every state in 1983This day in weather history
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: 10146405, 10146406, 10146407, 10146408, 10146409, 10146410, 10146411, 10146412.