Hail, Marshall
- When
- June 16, 2:58 PM EST
- Where
- Marshall County, Moundsville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.920, -80.730
Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 16, 1998
10 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $160,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- June 16, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Marshall County, Moundsville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.920, -80.730
Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brooke
- When
- June 16, 3:20 PM EST
- Where
- Brooke County, Weirton
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.400, -80.580
Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wetzel
- When
- June 16, 3:25 PM EST
- Where
- Wetzel County, Smithfield
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.500, -80.570
Thunderstorm winds blew several large trees and power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ohio
- When
- June 16, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Ohio County, Wheeling
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.070, -80.720
An 80-foot long portion of a cinder block wall was blown in by thunderstorm winds. A large tree was blown onto a house, damaging the porch roof. A large plate glass window of a car dealership was blown in. A portion of a cinder block wall at Wheeling Downs Racetrack was blown over. Several roads in the Wheeling area were closed by fallen trees. Numerous fallen trees were reported throughout the city.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- June 16, 3:38 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, Mannington
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.530, -80.330
Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- June 16, 3:38 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, Farmington
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.520, -80.250
Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines. US Route 250 was closed for 45 minutes due to fallen trees on the road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- June 16, 3:38 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, Katy
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.500, -80.220
Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- June 16, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, Boothsville
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.400, -80.200
Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees. One tree fell onto a house, causing minor damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Monongalia
- When
- June 16, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Monongalia County, Brookhaven
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.630, -79.880
Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Monongalia
- When
- June 16, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Monongalia County, Morgantown
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -79.950
Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines.
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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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 16, 1998
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Utah, June 16 to 17, 1998
- Flash Flooding in New Hampshire, June 16 to 17, 1998
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- Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, June 16, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, June 16, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 16, 1998
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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: 5669440, 5669441, 5669442, 5669443, 5669444, 5669445, 5669446, 5669447, 5669448, 5669449, 5669450.