West Virginia, 2002

Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 4, 2002

June 4, 2002 · NWS RLX · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 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
3
Property damage
$2,000
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 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 4, 5:13 PM EST, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 5:13 PM EST, 1 hour 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
613 PM EDT TUE JUN 4 2002

WILL UPDATE THE ZONES TO ADD THE WATCH ATTM THERE ARE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS OVER SE OH.

.RLX...
WV...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 1100 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR ZONES
WVZ031...WVZ032...WVZ040...WVZ047.

VA...NONE.
KY...NONE.
OH...NONE.

.END/

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 4, 4:10 PM EST, 2 hours 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, WV
510 PM EDT TUE JUN 4 2002

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

0455 PM    SOMERSET                  OH   FLASH FLOODS
06/04/02   PERRY                          WATER RUNNING ACROSS
                                          COUNTY ROADS OVER NORTHERN
                                          PART OF COUNTY. WATER
                                          OVERFLOWING FROM CULVERTS.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

HC/KS

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Wood

When
June 4, 6:37 PM EST
Where
Wood County, Parkersburg
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.267, -81.550

Lightning, Wood

When
June 4, 6:41 PM EST
Where
Wood County, Parkersburg
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
39.211, -81.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three men, working on a vehicle, were slightly injured. One was thrown about 10 feet.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pleasants

When
June 4, 7:05 PM EST
Where
Pleasants County, Hebron
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
39.367, -81.017

Large trees fell across roads.

Hail, Ritchie

When
June 4, 7:25 PM EST
Where
Ritchie County, Pennsboro
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.283, -80.967

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When
June 4, 7:50 PM EST
Where
Jackson County, Hemlock
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.883, -81.733

Large trees and branches fell across roads.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5301565, 5301568, 5301569, 5301567, 5301566.