Thunderstorm Wind, Ritchie
- When
- July 10, 12:55 PM EST
- Where
- Ritchie County, Pennsboro
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 39.283, -80.967
Large tree limbs were blown down.
Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 10, 2000
18 thunderstorm wind, 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
- $184,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 19
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), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:58 UTC.
Event by event
18 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison
- When
- July 10, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison County, Glen Falls
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.300, -80.333
Several trees were knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Barbour
- When
- July 10, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Barbour County, Volga
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.083, -80.133
Thunderstorm Wind, Gilmer
- When
- July 10, 1:05 PM EST
- Where
- Gilmer County, 2 mi S of Coxs Mills
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.017, -80.833
Several trees were knocked down along County Route 1.
Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor
- When
- July 10, 1:30 PM EST
- Where
- Taylor County, Flemington
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 39.267, -80.117
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- July 10, 1:35 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson County, 1 mi E of Ripley
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.817, -81.683
Thunderstorm Wind, Roane
- When
- July 10, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Roane County, Clover
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 38.717, -81.250
Trees were blown down along Route 36.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lewis
- When
- July 10, 2:05 PM EST
- Where
- Lewis County, Walkersville
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.867, -80.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam
- When
- July 10, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, Winfield
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 38.533, -81.883
Trees and power lines were knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam
- When
- July 10, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, Eleanor
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.533, -81.933
Thunderstorm Wind, Kanawha
- When
- July 10, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Kanawha County, Charleston
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 38.350, -81.633
Trees were blown down in several locations within the city. A tree fell on a house on Ohio Street, and on a car along Monongalia Street. An evergreen tree fell into power lines at the Little League field in the Kanawha City section, causing a utility pole to fall.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kanawha
- When
- July 10, 3:25 PM EST
- Where
- Kanawha County, Glasgow
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.217, -81.417
Large tree branches were broken off.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- July 10, 3:35 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln County, West Hamlin
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.283, -82.200
Power lines were cut by fallen trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Boone
- When
- July 10, 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Boone County, Gordon
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.983, -81.700
Three large trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Roane
- When
- July 10, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Roane County, Peniel
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 38.817, -81.450
Trees were blown down along Route 33.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mingo
- When
- July 10, 5:30 PM EST to 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Mingo County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 37.733, -82.133
Trees were reported blown down along County Route 3/5 near Dingess, Ragland, and Matewan.
Thunderstorm Wind, Raleigh
- When
- July 10, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Raleigh County, Lester
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.733, -81.300
Power lines were knocked down by fallen trees.
Flash Flood, Cabell
- When
- July 10, 9:15 PM EST to 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Cabell County, Huntington
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 38.420, -82.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Rains of 1.5 to 2inches fell in less than 3 hours in a second round of thunderstorms on the 10th. Minor stream flooding occurred, in addition to street flooding. Firefighters and police officers wearing life jackets, rescued motorists trapped in their vehicles, mainly in underpasses.
Thunderstorm Wind, McDowell
- When
- July 10, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- McDowell County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.367, -81.633
Trees were blown down in scattered locations, including War and Bradshaw.
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.
- 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
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Ohio, July 10 to 11, 2000
- Heat in South Carolina, July 10, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, July 10, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Wisconsin, July 10, 2000
- Flooding in Iowa, July 10 to 15, 2000
- Flood in Minnesota, July 10 to 11, 2000
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 10, 2000
- Flooding in Minnesota, July 10 to 13, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Montana, July 10, 2000
- Hail in Kansas, July 10, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, July 10, 2000
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, July 10, 2000
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, July 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: 5154879, 5155211, 5155212, 5154880, 5154882, 5154881, 5154883, 5154956, 5154957, 5154958, 5155205, 5155206, 5155204, 5155207, 5155208, 5155210, 5155209, 5155214, 5155213.