West Virginia, 2000

Flash Flood and Hail in West Virginia, August 7, 2000

August 7, 2000 · NWS RLX · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$34,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
August 7, 4:55 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Wayne County, Ft Gay
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
38.117, -82.600

Highway crews had to clear fallen trees and power lines from county roads.

Hail, Webster

When
August 7, 5:31 PM EST
Where
Webster County, 1 mi SW of Cleveland
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.700, -80.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When
August 7, 5:55 PM EST
Where
Logan County, 2 mi S of Holden
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
37.800, -82.067

Trees and large branches were blown down along Trace Fork.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mingo

When
August 7, 5:57 PM EST
Where
Mingo County, Breeden
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
37.933, -82.283

Debris from fallen trees was along Route 3/5.

High Wind, Kanawha

When
August 7, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Kanawha County, Charleston
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.337, -81.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm wind gusts, to around 45 mph, caused a tree to fall on a car in the Kanawha City section of town. An evergreen tree also fell onto power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When
August 7, 7:00 PM EST to 7:05 PM EST
Where
Fayette County, Fayetteville
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
38.050, -81.100

Trees and large branches fell in scattered locations, with power lines being knocked down.

Flash Flood, Boone

When
August 7, 7:30 PM EST to 8:30 PM EST
Where
Boone County, Garrison
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.023, -81.711 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Seng Creek flooded portions of Routes 24 and 3.

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.
High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
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.

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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: 5157342, 5157343, 5157344, 5157345, 5157348, 5157346, 5157347.