Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- April 17, 11:15 AM EST to 11:17 AM EST
- Where
- Jackson County, Kenna
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.683, -81.650
Large tree branches were blown down.
Flash Flood and Hail in West Virginia, April 17, 2000
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 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
- $12,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Wood
- When
- April 17, 12:05 PM EST
- Where
- Wood County, Parkersburg
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.267, -81.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun
- When
- April 17, 12:12 PM EST
- Where
- Calhoun County, Chloe
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 38.683, -81.083
Large tree branches were broken off by the wind.
Flash Flood, Fayette
- When
- April 17, 1:10 PM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, Boomer
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 38.029, -81.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Basements were flooded around Boomer. Mud slides occurred on Route 16 near Chimney Corner. Hawks Nest measured 1.5 inches of rain in just over an hour. No major damage occurred.
Hail, Mingo
- When
- April 17, 2:18 PM EST
- Where
- Mingo County, Kermit
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.833, -82.417
Thunderstorm Wind, Barbour
- When
- April 17, 2:26 PM EST
- Where
- Barbour County, Philippi
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 39.150, -80.033
Large tree branches were knocked down.
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
- Rip Current in California, April 17, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Virginia, April 17, 2000
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, April 17, 2000
- Winter Storm and Flood in California, April 17 to 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, April 17, 2000
- Tornado in Virginia, April 17, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in California, April 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, April 17, 2000
- Hail in North Carolina, April 17, 2000
- Flash Flood in Virginia, April 17, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 17, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 17, 2000
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, April 2000
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: 5137294, 5138199, 5138198, 5138202, 5138200, 5138201.