Thunderstorm Wind, Tyler
- When
- July 28, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Tyler County, 1 mi E of Sistersville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 39.570, -80.980
Several trees fell down on Route 18. Some of the trees trunks were 12 to 14 inches in diameter.
Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in West Virginia, July 28, 1997
17 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- $130,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 19
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), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:31 UTC.
Event by event
17 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wood
- When
- July 28, 2:35 PM EST
- Where
- Wood County, Rockport
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 39.070, -81.570
Trees fell across Route 2.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pleasants
- When
- July 28, 2:35 PM EST
- Where
- Pleasants County, Willow Is
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -81.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Wood
- When
- July 28, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wood County, Waverly
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 39.330, -81.370
Lightning, Harrison
- When
- July 28, 3:25 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison County, 2 mi N of Wilsonburg
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Coordinates
- 39.284, -80.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A barn, filled with hay, burnt to the ground.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison
- When
- July 28, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison County, Bridgeport
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 39.280, -80.250
Two homes were damaged by fallen trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mason
- When
- July 28, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Mason County, Hartford City
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 39.000, -82.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Ritchie
- When
- July 28, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Ritchie County, Pullman
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 39.180, -80.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Wirt
- When
- July 28, 3:41 PM EST
- Where
- Wirt County, Elizabeth
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 39.070, -81.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Mason
- When
- July 28, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mason County, New Haven to Point Pleasant
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 38.980, -81.970
Thunderstorm Wind, Gilmer
- When
- July 28, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Gilmer County, Letter Gap
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 38.880, -80.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- July 28, 4:30 PM EST to 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson County, Cottageville to Goldtown
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 38.870, -81.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Cabell
- When
- July 28, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cabell County, Milton
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 38.430, -82.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam
- When
- July 28, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, Hurricane
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 38.430, -82.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Cabell
- When
- July 28, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cabell County, Union Ridge
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 38.530, -82.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Cabell
- When
- July 28, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cabell County, Gwinn
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 38.570, -82.220
Heavy Rain, Kanawha
- When
- July 28, 5:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kanawha County, Charleston
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 38.337, -81.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The third consecutive day with thunderstorms produced urban and poor drainage flooding along Garrison Ave in Magazine Hollow.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kanawha
- When
- July 28, 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- Kanawha County, Tornado
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 38.330, -81.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Raleigh
- When
- July 28, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Raleigh County, Beckley to Daniels
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 37.780, -81.180
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
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: 5606685, 5606680, 5606796, 5606686, 5606788, 5606687, 5606681, 5606789, 5606682, 5606683, 5606790, 5606791, 5606792, 5606793, 5606794, 5606795, 5606798, 5606684, 5606797.