Flash Flood and Hail in West Virginia, June 12, 2001

Name: Flash Flood and Hail in West Virginia, June 12, 2001
Start: 2001-06-12T20:02
End: 2001-06-12T22:30
Location: West Virginia

June 12, 2001 · NWS RLX · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $14,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 4

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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 12, 6:40 PM EST, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 6:40 PM EST, 1 hour 22 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
740 PM EDT TUE JUN 12 2001

QUICK UPDATE TO ADD CHANCE OF SHOWERS/TSTMS TONIGHT ACROSS ALL BUT
EXTREME SRN WV AND SW VA ZONES. NEW CELLS CONT TO FIRE TO SOUTH OF
TSTMS ACROSS OH AND NRN WV. ALSO RAISED POPS A BIT ACROSS THE NRN
HALF OF CWA FOR TONIGHT.

NO OTHER CHANGES PLANNED.

.RLX...
WV...NONE.
VA...NONE.
KY...NONE.
OH...NONE.

.END/ZINN

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 12, 6:50 PM EST, 1 hour 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
0750 PM EDT TUE JUN 12 2001

THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND MAY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED
FROM UNTRAINED SOURCES

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0748 PM    PETROLEUM                 WV   PEA SIZE HAIL
06/12/01   RITCHIE                        EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                    5                      0733 PM  AND  0748 PM

Local storm report, Jun 12, 7:18 PM EST, 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
0818 PM EDT TUE JUN 12 2001

THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND MAY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED
FROM UNTRAINED SOURCES

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0822 PM    MARIETTA                  OH   .75 INCH HAIL
06/12/01   WASHINGTON                     EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                    D                      0807 PM  AND  0822 PM

Local storm report, Jun 12, 7:39 PM EST, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, WV
839 PM EDT TUE JUN 12 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0820 PM    2 W ALBANY                OH   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/12/01   ATHENS                         REPORTED BY
SPOTTERS

Local storm report, Jun 12, 7:46 PM EST, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
0846 PM EDT TUE JUN 12 2001

THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND MAY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED
FROM UNTRAINED SOURCES

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0844 PM    SAINT MARYS               WV   PEA SIZE HAIL
06/12/01   PLEASANTS                      EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                    b                      0829 PM  AND  0844 PM

Local storm report, Jun 12, 7:52 PM EST, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
0852 PM EDT TUE JUN 12 2001

THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND MAY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED
FROM UNTRAINED SOURCES

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0851 PM    PARKERSBURG               WV   .50 INCH HAIL
06/12/01   WOOD                           EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                    5                      0836 PM  AND  0851 PM

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:01 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Wood

When: June 12, 8:02 PM EST
Where: Wood County, Mineral Wells
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.183, -81.533

Thunderstorm Wind, Ritchie

When: June 12, 8:05 PM EST
Where: Ritchie County, Ellenboro
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.267, -81.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Wirt

When: June 12, 8:15 PM EST
Where: Wirt County, 1 mi W of Elizabeth
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.067, -81.417

Trees were blown down along Tucker Creek.

Flash Flood, Ritchie

When: June 12, 9:00 PM EST to 10:30 PM EST
Where: Ritchie County, Petroleum
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.178, -81.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few secondary roads were damaged, when streams flooded.

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.
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

Every storm in West Virginia in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in West Virginia, June 2001

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: 5251889, 5251890, 5251891, 5251892.