Thunderstorm Wind, Hardy
- When
- July 28, 2:25 PM EST
- Where
- Hardy County, Moorefield
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.067, -79.033
Trees were downed.
Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 28, 2000
During the afternoon of the 28th, thunderstorms which produced winds in excess of 55 MPH, heavy downpours, and large hail crossed the Eastern Panhandle. In Hampshire County, trees wee downed in Delray.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $4,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
During the afternoon of the 28th, thunderstorms which produced winds in excess of 55 MPH, heavy downpours, and large hail crossed the Eastern Panhandle. In Hampshire County, trees wee downed in Delray. In Howard County, trees were downed in Moorefield. In Berkeley County, quarter sized hail fell from Hedgesville to Bedington. Trees were downed along Camp Frame Road and Dry Run Road near Hedgesville. In Morgan County, trees were downed in Berkeley Springs where one inch of rain fell in 20 minutes.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hampshire
- When
- July 28, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Hampshire County, Delray
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.217, -78.600
Trees were downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan
- When
- July 28, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan County, Berkeley Spgs
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.633, -78.233
Trees were downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Berkeley
- When
- July 28, 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Berkeley County, Hedgesville
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.550, -78.000
Trees were downed.
Hail, Berkeley
- When
- July 28, 4:40 PM EST to 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Berkeley County, Hedgesville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.550, -78.000
Quarter sized hail fell.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Wind in New York, July 28, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 28, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, July 28, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 28, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 28, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Missouri, July 28, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, July 28, 2000
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Maryland, July 28, 2000
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: 5176218, 5176217, 5176494, 5176492, 5176493.