Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, April 9, 1999

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, April 9, 1999
Start: 1999-04-09T13:29
End: 1999-04-09T14:00
Location: West Virginia

April 9, 1999 · NWS PBZ · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $38,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:28 UTC.

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ohio

When: April 9, 1:29 PM EST to 1:39 PM EST
Where: Ohio County, Wheeling
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $30,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 40.070, -80.720

Strong thunderstorm winds blew through Wheeling, with one wind gust to 50 knots recorded at the Wheeling Airport. The strong winds blew the roof off of one business in downtown Wheeling, and partially ripped the facade off of another. Power outages were reported across much of the city, with the Fulton, Woodsdale and Elm Grove sections of Wheeling especially hard hit.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When: April 9, 1:30 PM EST
Where: Marshall County, Fairview
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.730, -80.780

A spotter estimated a 50 knot thunderstorm wind gust.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When: April 9, 1:35 PM EST
Where: Marshall County, Moundsville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 39.920, -80.730

Thunderstorm winds blew in a window in a classroom at Moundsville Junior High School, injuring a teacher. The teacher received cuts to her hands and face, but was not seriously injured.

Hail, Ohio

When: April 9, 1:35 PM EST
Where: Ohio County, Wheeling
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.070, -80.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Brooke

When: April 9, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Brooke County, Wellsburg
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.270, -80.600

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees 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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in West Virginia in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in West Virginia, April 1999

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: 5690825, 5690823, 5690824, 5690826, 5690827.