Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor
- When
- June 26, 2:10 PM EST
- Where
- Taylor County, Thornton
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -79.930
Trees were knocked down across Route 50.
Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, June 26 to 27, 1998
The first of three consecutive nights of thunderstorms caused mostly minor damage, associated with the wind gusts. The most significant event this night was the flash flood in Ritchie County.
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
- $726,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 26
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS RLX wrote it up.
The first of three consecutive nights of thunderstorms caused mostly minor damage, associated with the wind gusts. The most significant event this night was the flash flood in Ritchie County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
22 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Doddridge
- When
- June 26, 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- Doddridge County, 3 mi NW of West Union
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.330, -80.820
Fallen trees blocked Route 18.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison
- When
- June 26, 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison County, Pine Bluff
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 39.420, -80.330
Hail, Tyler
- When
- June 26, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Tyler County, Friendly
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.520, -81.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Tyler
- When
- June 26, 9:15 PM EST
- Where
- Tyler County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.450, -80.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Doddridge
- When
- June 26, 9:20 PM EST
- Where
- Doddridge County, West Union
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.300, -80.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Pleasants
- When
- June 26, 9:25 PM EST
- Where
- Pleasants County, St Marys
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.380, -81.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Ritchie
- When
- June 26, 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Ritchie County, Pennsboro to Pullman
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.280, -80.970
Thunderstorm Wind, Gilmer
- When
- June 26, 9:35 PM EST
- Where
- Gilmer County, Glenville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 38.930, -80.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Lewis
- When
- June 26, 9:40 PM EST
- Where
- Lewis County, Camden to Weston
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.050, -80.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Wood
- When
- June 26, 9:43 PM EST
- Where
- Wood County, Parkersburg
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.270, -81.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Upshur
- When
- June 26, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Upshur County, Buckhannon
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.000, -80.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Barbour
- When
- June 26, 10:05 PM EST
- Where
- Barbour County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.120, -80.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Braxton
- When
- June 26, 10:15 PM EST
- Where
- Braxton County, Chapel to Falls Mill
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.730, -80.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Webster
- When
- June 26, 10:15 PM EST
- Where
- Webster County, Bergoo
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.480, -80.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph
- When
- June 26, 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Randolph County, Elkins
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.920, -79.850
Hail, Pocahontas
- When
- June 26, 10:45 PM EST
- Where
- Pocahontas County, Bartow
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.530, -79.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Ritchie
- When
- June 26, 10:55 PM EST
- Where
- Ritchie County, Harrisville
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.200, -81.050
Flash Flood, Ritchie
- When
- June 26, 11:15 PM EST to June 27, 1:30 AM EST
- Where
- Ritchie County, Cairo
- Property damage
- $550,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.178, -81.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Serious flash flooding occurred. Outbuildings, mobile homes, and vehicles washed down Addis, Bear, and Buky Runs. A few wooden homes were moved off their foundations. A mother and her 3 teenage daughters were rescued by the Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department by boat after their mobile home started floating in the flood waters of Addis Run. The home was stopped and held by the block of their air condition unit. The mother later said, "I was in the living room hugging my kids with water up to our knees. We really thought we were about to meet our maker." Roads were extensively damage. About 20 people were without shelter. One volunteer fireman said, "It's the worst I've seen, and I've lived here 24 years."
Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun
- When
- June 27, 12:25 AM EST
- Where
- Calhoun County, Grantsville
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.920, -81.100
Trees were down along Routes 16 and 5.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gilmer
- When
- June 27, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Gilmer County, Glenville
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.930, -80.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Braxton
- When
- June 27, 12:42 AM EST
- Where
- Braxton County, Tesla
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.600, -80.700
Flash Flood, Gilmer
- When
- June 27, 1:30 AM EST to 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Gilmer County, Tanner
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.924, -80.857 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tanner Creek flooded Route 7.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tyler
- When
- June 27, 9:25 AM EST
- Where
- Tyler County, Sistersville to Friendly
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.570, -81.000
Trees were down along Route 2. Minor damage occurred to a few dwellings.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison
- When
- June 27, 9:45 AM EST
- Where
- Harrison County, 3 mi NW of Clarksburg
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.320, -80.380
Trees were down along Route 9 and Gregory Run.
Thunderstorm Wind, Doddridge
- When
- June 27, 9:55 AM EST
- Where
- Doddridge County, Leopold
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.120, -80.750
Trees fell along Route 18 and Carter Camp Road.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 26 to 27, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 26, 1998
- Heat in Illinois, June 26 to 28, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in New York, June 26, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, June 26, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, June 26, 1998
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in New York, June 26, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, June 26, 1998
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5659275, 5659273, 5659274, 5659276, 5659277, 5659280, 5659278, 5659281, 5659282, 5659283, 5659279, 5659284, 5659286, 5659285, 5659551, 5659287, 5659552, 5659553, 5659557, 5659555, 5659554, 5659556, 5659558, 5659559, 5659560, 5659561.