Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- July 24, 2:05 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Peterstown
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.400, -80.820
Flash Flood and Hail in West Virginia, July 24, 1999
Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Pipestem and 6 to 8 inch diameter trees in Peterstown.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 RNK wrote it up.
Thunderstorms during the afternoon of the 24th produced damaging winds, hail up to nickel size, and flash flooding.Heavy rain caused flooding of small streams across Monroe County.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Pipestem and 6 to 8 inch diameter trees in Peterstown.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Summers
- When
- July 24, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Summers County, Pipestem
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 37.530, -80.970
Hail, Summers
- When
- July 24, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Summers County, Pipestem
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 37.530, -80.970
Flash Flood, Monroe
- When
- July 24, 3:50 PM EST to 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Countywide
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.560, -80.551 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 24, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, July 24, 1999
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 24, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Wyoming, July 24, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, July 24, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, July 24, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 24, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, July 24, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 24, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, July 24, 1999
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 24, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 24, 1999
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, July 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: 5713070, 5712007, 5712008, 5712006.