Hail, Berkeley
- When
- May 12, 4:05 PM EST
- Where
- Berkeley County, 4 mi SE of Martinsburg
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.420, -77.920
Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 12, 1999
A thunderstorm producing wind gusts over 55 MPH and large hail moved across the Eastern Panhandle between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM EDT. One inch diameter hail and an estimated wind gust of 60 MPH were reported by a trained spotter near Route 45 about 4 miles southeast of Martinsburg at 5:05 PM EDT.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $500
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
A thunderstorm producing wind gusts over 55 MPH and large hail moved across the Eastern Panhandle between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM EDT. One inch diameter hail and an estimated wind gust of 60 MPH were reported by a trained spotter near Route 45 about 4 miles southeast of Martinsburg at 5:05 PM EDT. Emergency management officials in Jefferson County reported a wind gust strong enough to down a large tree in Shepherdstown around 5:15 PM EDT.
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 62 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:05 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Berkeley
- When
- May 12, 4:05 PM EST
- Where
- Berkeley County, 4 mi SE of Martinsburg
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.420, -77.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- May 12, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Shepherdstown
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.430, -77.800
Tree downed
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Lightning Strike in Florida, May 12, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Texas, May 12, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, May 12, 1999
- Flooding in Missouri, May 12 to 31, 1999
- Flash Flooding in South Carolina, May 12, 1999
- High Surf in American Samoa, May 12 to 15, 1999
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- High Wind in Alaska, May 12 to 14, 1999
- Wildfire in Florida, May 12, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 12, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5697117, 5697118, 5697119.