Hail, Mineral
- When
- April 23, 1:58 PM EST
- Where
- Mineral County, Keyser
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.430, -78.980
Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, April 23, 1999
A severe thunderstorm developed in the Appalachian Mountains of North Central West Virginia during the early afternoon and moved rapidly eastward into the Eastern Panhandle. This supercell storm produced large hail in a 10 mile wide strip from Keyser in Mineral County to Capon Bridge in Hampshire County from 2:55 PM to 3:35 PM EDT.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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 LWX wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm developed in the Appalachian Mountains of North Central West Virginia during the early afternoon and moved rapidly eastward into the Eastern Panhandle. This supercell storm produced large hail in a 10 mile wide strip from Keyser in Mineral County to Capon Bridge in Hampshire County from 2:55 PM to 3:35 PM EDT. Near Romney, the hail broke off small limbs and pelted shrubs. In Hampshire County, winds over 55 MPH pushed a tree over onto U.S. Route 50 near Augusta and blew over an electric service pole near a mobile home. The wind also downed large branches and snapped trees near Hanging Rock. A separate thunderstorm with strong winds also downed trees on Reeds Creek Road near Upper Track in Pendleton County around 3:30 PM EDT.
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:56 UTC.
Event by event
6 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Mineral
- When
- April 23, 2:05 PM EST
- Where
- Mineral County, Headsville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.400, -78.870
Hail, Hampshire
- When
- April 23, 2:25 PM EST
- Where
- Hampshire County, Romney
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -78.750
Hail, Hampshire
- When
- April 23, 2:25 PM EST
- Where
- Hampshire County, Capon Bridge
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.300, -78.450
Hail, Hampshire
- When
- April 23, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Hampshire County, Augusta
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.300, -78.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Hampshire
- When
- April 23, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Hampshire County, Augusta
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.300, -78.650
Tree Downed Across Route 50
Thunderstorm Wind, Pendleton
- When
- April 23, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Pendleton County, Upper Track
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.780, -79.280
Tree Downed Across Reeds Creek Road
Hail, Hampshire
- When
- April 23, 2:35 PM EST
- Where
- Hampshire County, Capon Bridge
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.300, -78.450
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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- Wildfire in Florida, April 23, 1999
- Hail in West Virginia, April 23, 1999
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: 5695324, 5695325, 5695323, 5695328, 5695326, 5695327, 5695330, 5695329.