West Virginia, 1998

Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, June 15, 1998

June 15, 1998 · NWS RLX · 14 events in 11 counties and zones

9 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$68,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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.

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Event by event

9 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mason

When
June 15, 2:45 PM EST
Where
Mason County, Flatrock
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
38.850, -82.020

Large trees fell along Route 2 and Plane Valley Road.

Hail, Mason

When
June 15, 2:45 PM EST
Where
Mason County, Letart
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.880, -81.930

Thunderstorm Wind, McDowell

When
June 15, 3:20 PM EST
Where
McDowell County, Caretta
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.330, -81.680

Fallen trees blocked Route 16.

Flash Flood, Harrison

When
June 15, 3:30 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Harrison County, Wallace
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.284, -80.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Evacuations occurred along Little Ten Mile Creek and its small feeder runs. The Clarksburg airport measured 2.3 inches of rain.

Flash Flood, Taylor

When
June 15, 3:30 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Taylor County, Countywide
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
39.336, -80.046 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Roads were blocked by flooding streams, including Route 54 near Eby, Route 3 near Meadland, and Route5/5 near Turner Run. No evacuations took place.

Thunderstorm Wind, Boone

When
June 15, 3:50 PM EST
Where
Boone County, Julian
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
38.150, -81.850

Trees were downed along Route 3.

Flash Flood, Jackson

When
June 15, 4:00 PM EST to 8:30 PM EST
Where
Jackson County, Countywide
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.835, -81.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Little Creek flooded roads near Frozencamp. Several other county creeks overflowed onto roads.

Thunderstorm Wind, Braxton

When
June 15, 4:35 PM EST
Where
Braxton County, 1 mi E of Gassaway
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.670, -80.750

Trees were blown across Route 14.

Flash Flood, Mason

When
June 15, 5:30 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Mason County, Countywide
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.770, -82.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Calhoun

When
June 15, 6:00 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Calhoun County, North Portion
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
38.845, -81.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Leading Creek flooded roads.

Flash Flood, Gilmer

When
June 15, 6:00 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Gilmer County, Baldwin
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.924, -80.857 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Stewarts Creek flooded Route 33.

Flash Flood, Clay

When
June 15, 6:30 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Clay County, Procious
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
38.463, -81.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Routes 4 and 36 were blocked by flooding small streams.

Flash Flood, Braxton

When
June 15, 7:30 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Braxton County, Little Birch
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.700, -80.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Webster

When
June 15, 7:30 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Webster County, Countywide
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.495, -80.422 (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.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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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: 5659672, 5659673, 5659671, 5659676, 5659677, 5659674, 5659678, 5659675, 5659679, 5659680, 5659681, 5659682, 5659683, 5659684.