Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, November 17, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, November 17, 1993
Start: 1993-11-17T12:05
End: 1993-11-17T15:15
Location: West Virginia

November 17, 1993 · 16 events in 12 counties and zones

15 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 16 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $184,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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

15 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: November 17, 12:05 PM EST
Where: Wayne County, Kenova and Cerodo
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.146, -82.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cabell

When: November 17, 12:10 PM EST
Where: Cabell County, Huntington
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.420, -82.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wayne

When: November 17, 12:20 PM EST
Where: Wayne County, Wayne
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.146, -82.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cabell

When: November 17, 12:40 PM EST
Where: Cabell County, Barboursville and Mil
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.420, -82.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: November 17, 12:40 PM EST
Where: Putnam County, Winfield
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.509, -81.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: November 17, 12:45 PM EST
Where: Jackson County, Hemlock
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.835, -81.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Kanawha

When: November 17, 1:00 PM EST
Where: Kanawha County, St. Albans
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.337, -81.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Kanawha

When: November 17, 1:55 PM EST
Where: Kanawha County, Hernshaw
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 38.337, -81.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: November 17, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Clay County, Lizemores
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 38.463, -81.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: November 17, 2:15 PM EST
Where: Harrison County, Shinnston
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.284, -80.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: November 17, 2:35 PM EST
Where: Marion County, Fairmont
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.510, -80.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Raleigh

When: November 17, 2:40 PM EST
Where: Raleigh County to Bradley to Prosperity
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.771, -81.249 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: November 17, 2:50 PM EST
Where: Fayette County, Mt. Hope
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 38.029, -81.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Wyoming

When: November 17, 3:04 PM EST
Where: Wyoming County, Simon
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.610, -81.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tyler

When: November 17, 3:15 PM EST
Where: Tyler County, Joseph Mills
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.465, -80.885 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A fast moving area of thunderstorms downed trees and knocked over power lines and outbuildings. Several homes had minor roof damage around Barboursville. A house in Sistersville lost part of its chimney and roof. Many downtown Huntington businesses lost plate-glass windows. A tree fell onto a truck in Kenova.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tyler

When: November 17, 3:15 PM EST
Where: Tyler County, Sistersville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.465, -80.885 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.
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

Every storm in West Virginia in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history Warnings in West Virginia, November 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: 10358090, 10356262, 10358091, 10356263, 10358260, 10358159, 10358199, 10358200, 10356160, 10358141, 10358275, 10358285, 10356168, 10357676, 10357674, 10357699.