Hail, Cabell
- When
- August 15, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cabell County, Huntington
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.420, -82.470
Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, August 15, 1997
3 hail, 2 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
- $105,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:51 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Roane
- When
- August 15, 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Roane County, Harmony
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.680, -81.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Roane
- When
- August 15, 2:20 PM EST to 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Roane County, Harmony to Gandeeville
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 38.680, -81.480
A cinderblock garage in Gandeeville was destroyed. The owner was leaving the garage when the storm began. He was hit in the back by a falling block, then pelted with hail as he ran to his nearby home. He was not injured. Windows and part of the roof were damaged at his house. Several fence posts and trees were downed along the road between Harmony and Gandeeville. One 42 inch diameter oak tree was uprooted. Minor roof damage to other homes and barns occurred. A series of grave markers were blown over.
Hail, Roane
- When
- August 15, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Roane County, Gandeeville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.700, -81.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Kanawha
- When
- August 15, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Kanawha County, St Albans
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 38.380, -81.830
Ten to 12 trees and many large branches were knocked down within the city limits.
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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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: 5614660, 5614661, 5614663, 5614662, 5614664.