Thunderstorm Wind, Ohio
- When
- July 15, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Ohio County, Wheeling
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.097, -80.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 15, 1995
7 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
- $5,000
- 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 Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:32 UTC.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ohio
- When
- July 15, 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Ohio County, Wheeling
- Coordinates
- 40.097, -80.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large limbs were downed by thunderstorm winds on Wheeling Island.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- July 15, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Marshall County, Moundsville
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 39.861, -80.663 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds downed power lines in Moundsville.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brooke
- When
- July 15, 8:20 PM EST
- Where
- Brooke County, Follansbee
- Coordinates
- 40.274, -80.576 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large limbs downed by thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Preston
- When
- July 15, 8:25 PM EST
- Where
- Preston County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 39.469, -79.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds, mainly in the southern part of the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brooke
- When
- July 15, 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Brooke County, Weirton
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 40.274, -80.576 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Preston
- When
- July 15, 8:50 PM EST
- Where
- Preston County, Kingwood
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 39.469, -79.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Kingwood.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 15, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maine, July 15, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 15, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 15, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 15, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 15, 1995
- Hail in Wyoming, July 15, 1995
More
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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: 10358190, 10358191, 10358322, 10356254, 10358252, 10356255, 10358253.