Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock
- When
- June 30, 1:15 PM EST
- Where
- Hancock County, Chester
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.620, -80.550
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and power lines.
Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 30, 1998
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- $32,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock
- When
- June 30, 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Hancock County, Weirton
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.400, -80.580
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 MPH downed several large trees.
Flash Flood, Brooke
- When
- June 30, 3:11 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Brooke County, Bethany
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.274, -80.576 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Minor flooding reported on Hukills Run.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ohio
- When
- June 30, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Ohio County, West Liberty
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.170, -80.580
Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ohio
- When
- June 30, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Ohio County, Wheeling
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.070, -80.720
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Preston
- When
- June 30, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Preston County, Newburg
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.380, -79.850
Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees across the area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Preston
- When
- June 30, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Preston County, Gladesville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.470, -79.880
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees, telephone poles and power lines.
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.
- 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
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- Damaging Wind in Ohio, June 30, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, June 30, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, June 30, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 30, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Pennsylvania, June 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, June 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, June 30, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5669370, 5669371, 5669372, 5669373, 5669374, 5669375, 5669376.