Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 20, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 20, 1994
Start: 1994-07-20T14:20
End: 1994-07-20T18:45
Location: West Virginia

July 20, 1994 · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $15,000
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 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Randolph

When: July 20, 2:20 PM EST
Where: Randolph County, Mill Creek
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.775, -79.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Tucker

When: July 20, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Tucker County to Davis
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.114, -79.565 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mill Run flooded Route 72.

Hail, Tucker

When: July 20, 4:00 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST
Where: Tucker County, Parsons to Hendricks
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.114, -79.565 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mill Run flooded Route 72.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kanawha

When: July 20, 4:55 PM EST to 5:05 PM EST
Where: Kanawha County, Elkview to Charleston
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.337, -81.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Tyler

When: July 20, 5:40 PM EST
Where: Tyler County, Middlebourne
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.465, -80.885 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Many oak and locust trees were blown down in the Stony Knob region. A barn roof was damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tyler

When: July 20, 5:40 PM EST
Where: Tyler County, Middlebourne
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.465, -80.885 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Many oak and locust trees were blown down in the Stony Knob region. A barn roof was damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: July 20, 5:40 PM EST
Where: Putnam County, Poca
Coordinates: 38.509, -81.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When: July 20, 6:45 PM EST
Where: Wood County, Parkersburg
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.211, -81.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were downed within the city.

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

Every storm in West Virginia in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in West Virginia, July 1994

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: 10358308, 10357668, 10357669, 10358207, 10358071, 10358072, 10358276, 10356245.