Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison
- When
- September 7, 5:20 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison County, Wallace
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.400, -80.480
Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, September 7, 1998
8 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning, 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
- $75,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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), 128 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:21 UTC.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison
- When
- September 7, 5:42 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison County, Lumberport
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.380, -80.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor
- When
- September 7, 5:50 PM EST to 5:55 PM EST
- Where
- Taylor County, Flemington to Simpson
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.270, -80.120
Numerous large trees were uprooted and large branches were snapped off. Minor damage occurred to siding on a few dwellings,. One Simpson resident commented about the fallen trees by saying, "Those trees have been here forever. They were big when I was a child."
Thunderstorm Wind, Barbour
- When
- September 7, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Barbour County, Arden
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.200, -80.000
Hail, Barbour
- When
- September 7, 6:03 PM EST
- Where
- Barbour County, 5 mi E of Philippi
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.150, -79.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Mason
- When
- September 7, 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Mason County, 3 mi W of Southside
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 38.720, -82.020
Trees were uprooted along Route 29.
Lightning, Barbour
- When
- September 7, 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Barbour County, Philippi
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -80.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A church sustained minor damage from a small fire that was extinguish quickly. Another building in town had several bricks dislodged from one upper corner.
Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam
- When
- September 7, 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, 3 mi NW of Fraziers Bottom
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.600, -82.020
Trees were down along Eighteenmile Creek..
Thunderstorm Wind, Kanawha
- When
- September 7, 6:50 PM EST to 6:55 PM EST
- Where
- Kanawha County, Charleston to Marmet
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.350, -81.630
Power lines and trees were knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Nicholas
- When
- September 7, 7:12 PM EST to 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Nicholas County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.320, -80.820
Scattered locations throughout the county reported tree damage. Electricity was out in the town of Richwood.
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tropical Storm in Texas, September 7 to 12, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in New York, September 7, 1998
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, September 7, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in New Jersey, September 7, 1998
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, September 7, 1998
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, September 7, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, September 7 to 26, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, September 7, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, September 7, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Pennsylvania, September 7 to 27, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, September 7, 1998
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, September 7, 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: 5666839, 5666840, 5666912, 5666913, 5666914, 5666917, 5666915, 5666916, 5666918, 5666919.