Hail, Wayne
- When
- July 30, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Dunlow
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.020, -82.430
Flash Flood and Hail in West Virginia, July 30, 1999
1 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
- $7,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 70 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:57 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Wayne
- When
- July 30, 6:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Dunlow
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.146, -82.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A second round of thunderstorms hit southern Wayne County, about 12 hours after the first downpours. Small tributaries to Twelvepole Creek flooded roads, but no dwellings were affected.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- July 30, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Radnor
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 38.080, -82.450
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
- 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
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, July 30 to 31, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 30 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Alabama, July 30, 1999
- Heat in Arkansas, July 30, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, July 30, 1999
- Heat in Arkansas, July 30, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, July 30, 1999
- Flood and Hail in Iowa, July 30 to 31, 1999
- Flash Flood in Guam, July 30, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 30, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 30, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 30, 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5708428, 5708499, 5708498.