Hail, Hampshire
- When
- May 12, 1:02 PM EST
- Where
- Hampshire County, Romney
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.317, -78.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 12, 1993
4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:04 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Wayne
- When
- May 12, 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Fort Gay
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.146, -82.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- May 12, 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Fort Gay
- Coordinates
- 38.146, -82.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Cabell
- When
- May 12, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cabell County, Huntington
- Coordinates
- 38.420, -82.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Cabell
- When
- May 12, 2:05 PM EST
- Where
- Cabell County, Lesage
- Coordinates
- 38.420, -82.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Cabell
- When
- May 12, 2:10 PM EST
- Where
- Cabell County, Salt Rock
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.420, -82.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Jefferson
- When
- May 12, 3:10 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Charles Town
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.308, -77.863 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A severe thunderstorm dumped one and three-quarter inch-sized hail over the southeastern part of the county.
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
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- Damaging Wind in Arizona, May 12, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, May 12, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 12, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 12, 1993
- Hail in Arkansas, May 12, 1993
- Hail in Ohio, May 12, 1993
- Hail in Louisiana, May 12, 1993
- Hail in Mississippi, May 12, 1993
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 1993Every state in 1993This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, May 1993
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: 10356207, 10358087, 10358088, 10356259, 10356260, 10356261, 10358168.