Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison
- When
- July 5, 6:55 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison County, Anmoore
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.250, -80.300
Large tree branches were blown down.
Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 5, 2004
3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 Jul 5, 6:45 PM EST, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 6:45 PM EST, 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 745 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 .AVIATION... FOR TONIGHT...LOOKING AT SEVERAL FEATURES TO START THE FORECAST AS A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING ACROSS NRN WV. THE STORMS SHOULD BE SOUTH OF PKB AND CKB BY 00Z...BUT EKN COULD SEE A STRONG STORM PASS WITH GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT...MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL BE OVER THE REGION EARLY TONIGHT AS THE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES OVER THE REGION AND OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WEAKEN. SOME FOG IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH WITH THE RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED SO HAVE GONE DOWN TO MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS IN THE NORTH...WHILE STAYING AT A MINIMUM MVFR RANGE IN THE SOUTH. THE FRONT THAT IS MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE REGION...WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STORMS GOING ON CURRENTLY...WILL STALL AND THEN MOVE BACK TO THE NORTH. WITH THE SOUTHWEST FLOW THAT DEVELOPS MORE MOISTURE WILL PUSH BACK INTO THE REGION WITH MID LEVEL CLOUDS EXPECTED. DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS HOWEVER...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. && .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... THE FOLLOWING WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED AT 140 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 LONG TERM (THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY)... EXPECTING PRECIPITATION FROM WEDNESDAY FRONTAL SYSTEM TO BE WELL EAST OF AREA BY 12Z THURSDAY. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE LINGERS BEHIND THOUGH...FORESEE LOW CLOUDS/FOG DURING THE MORNING HOURS... ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. THIS WOULD MIX OUT TO SCATTERED CU BY AFTERNOON. STUCK CLOSE TO MEX NUMBERS FOR THURSDAY TEMPERATURES. RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD THEREAFTER...WITH H500 HEIGHTS RISING TO AROUND 592 DM BY 12Z SATURDAY. THESE HEIGHTS WILL SQUASH ANY AFTERNOON CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...AND PROVIDE FOR SOME TRUE SUMMERTIME HEAT AND HUMIDITY. WENT AT OR ABOVE MEX NUMBERS BOTH DAYS. TOUGH TO CALL FOR 90 DEGREES OVER WIDESPREAD AREAS...GIVEN SEASON TO THIS POINT. MAY RECONSIDER THIS TOMORROW. GOING WITH HPC IDEA OF E/W ORIENTED FRONTAL BOUNDARY SLOWLY SINKING TOWARDS CWA SUNDAY/MONDAY. THIS FRONT DOES NOT APPEAR TO PROVIDE A LARGE AIRMASS DIFFERENCE...AND UPPER SUPPORT IS WEAK. STILL...AIRMASS IN PLACE OVER AREA DEMANDS 20-30 POPS AT LEAST AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. PUT A DIURNAL TREND IN POP GRIDS...GIVEN LACK OF DYNAMICS...BUT MAINTAINED AT LEAST SLIGHT CHANCE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WENT CLOSE TO MEX SUNDAY...A TOUCH BELOW ON MONDAY WITH MORE CLOUDS. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... THE FOLLOWING WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED AT 330 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)... HIGHER CONFIDENCE LOOKING NORTH...LOWER CONFIDENCE WHEN LOOKING WEST FOR SHORT TERM MON EVENING FORECAST. AT 19Z THIS AFTERNOON. FRONT AT 18Z NR KCAK TO KAOH. STILL THINKG ENOUGH LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE FOR POSSBILE STORMS INTO NRN COUNTIES INTO THIS EVENING...AHEAD OF SURFACE FRONT. HARD TO DETERMINE HOW FAR EAST THE WESTERN CONVECTION WILL PENETRATE. SO POPS THIS EVENING IN PLACES LIKE HTS-CRW-BKW DIFFICULT. FIGURING NOT MUCH SUPPORT ALOFT...SO BELIEVE STRONGEST ACTIVITY WILL FAVOR MOVING ESE TOWARD NE TN. AS A RESULT...DID NOT JUMP ON HIGH POP BANDWAGON. HUMID AIR REMAINS HERE THRU WEDNESDAY. HARD TO LOWER POPS BELOW 20 FOR ANY GIVEN HOUR. HAVE HIGHEST POPS ON LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH UPPER SUPPORT. HOWEVER...SURFACE FRONT WILL PROBABLY NOT COME THRU UNTIL THE WEDNESDAY NIGHT PERIOD. SO KEEPING CHANCE POPS ALONG THAT BOUNDARY. IN TEMP GUIDANCE WAS MAINLY AT OR BELOW GFS ON MAXIMUM TEMPS BUT AT OR ABOVE ON MIN TEMPS. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... THE FOLLOWING WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED AT 105 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 AVIATION... 18Z TO 18Z. WILL HAVE SOME TEMPO THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN TAFS WITH ACTION AHEAD OF COLD FRONT SAGGING SOUTHEAST FROM E OHIO AND W PA DURING THE 18 TO 00Z PERIOD. HOW FAR W WILL CONVECTION FIRE IN OHIO ALONG THIS BOUNDARY IS KEY FOR SOUTHERN TAFS. LEFT SOUTHERN TAFS WITHOUT TEMPO GROUPS FOR T FOR NOW...WITH HAZE AND LIGHT FOG DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT WITH LAYERED CLOUDS ADVANCING FROM WEST. DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE AMOUNT AND HEIGHTS OF CLOUDS FOR 12 TO 15Z TUESDAY. && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...NONE. VA...NONE. KY...NONE. OH...NONE. && SHORT TERM..KTB AVIATION...ESS LONG TERM...CL
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 3:31 AM EST, 15 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 431 AM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-060830- ATHENS OH-BARBOUR WV-BOONE WV-BOYD KY-BRAXTON WV-BUCHANAN VA- CABELL WV-CALHOUN WV-CARTER KY-CLAY WV-DICKENSON VA-DODDRIDGE WV- FAYETTE WV-GALLIA OH-GILMER WV-GREENUP KY-HARRISON WV-JACKSON WV- JACKSON OH-KANAWHA WV-LAWRENCE OH-LAWRENCE KY-LEWIS WV-LINCOLN WV- LOGAN WV-MASON WV-MCDOWELL WV-MEIGS OH-MINGO WV-MORGAN OH- NICHOLAS WV-PERRY OH-PLEASANTS WV-POCAHONTAS WV-PUTNAM WV-RALEIGH WV- RANDOLPH WV-RITCHIE WV-ROANE WV-TAYLOR WV-TYLER WV-UPSHUR WV- VINTON OH-WASHINGTON OH-WAYNE WV-WEBSTER WV-WIRT WV-WOOD WV- WYOMING WV- 431 AM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN OHIO... NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND MOST OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 4:16 PM EST, 2 hours 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 516 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 OHZ067-052145- MORGAN OH- 516 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... AS OF 510 PM...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO NORTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTY. MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH...THIS STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF MORGAN COUNTY BY 545 PM. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF WIND GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH...ALONG WITH POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. TRM
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 5:22 PM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 622 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 WVZ010-052245- PLEASANTS WV- 622 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 AT 622 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...6 MILES EAST OF MARIETTA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...BELMONT AND ST. MARYS. RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FROM THIS THUNDERSTORM. PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. SEYMOUR
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 5:36 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 636 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 OHZ075-OHZ076-WVZ009-052330- ATHENS OH-WASHINGTON OH-WOOD WV- 636 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 AT 636 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTH OF BEVERLY TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GLOUSTER TO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LOGAN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...AMESVILLE...ATHENS...BELPRE...NORTH HILLS...PARKERSBURG AND VIENNA. RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. SEYMOUR
Local storm report, Jul 5, 5:48 PM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
648 PM EDT MON JUL 05 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0642 PM HAIL BELMONT 39.38N 81.26W
07/05/2004 0.25 INCH PLEASANTS WV PUBLIC
&&
TRMSpecial weather statement, Jul 5, 6:27 PM EST, 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 727 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 OHZ075-084-085-WVZ009-017-019-020-031-032-040-060000- ATHENS OH-BARBOUR WV-DODDRIDGE WV-HARRISON WV-MEIGS OH-RITCHIE WV- TAYLOR WV-VINTON OH-WIRT WV-WOOD WV- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...CLARKSBURG...ELIZABETH... GRAFTON...HARRISVILLE...MCARTHUR...PARKERSBURG...PHILIPPI... POMEROY AND WEST UNION 727 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... A WEST TO EAST LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA AT 25 TO 30 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THESE STORMS THROUGH 8 PM. RAINFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...THOUGH MOST LOCATIONS WILL NOT HAVE IT RAIN THAT HARD LONG ENOUGH TO GET A WHOLE INCH. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. TRM
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 143 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:53 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ritchie
- When
- July 5, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ritchie County, Washburn
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -81.050
Trees were knocked down along Route 16.
Thunderstorm Wind, Barbour
- When
- July 5, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Barbour County, Philippi
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.150, -80.033
Scattered locations between the 2 communities had trees blown down.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 5, 2004
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, July 5 to 6, 2004
- Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, July 5, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 5, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, July 5, 2004
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 5, 2004
- Tornadoes in Missouri, July 5, 2004
- Hail in Kansas, July 5, 2004
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 5, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, July 5 to 6, 2004
- Flash Flooding in Iowa, July 5, 2004
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 5, 2004
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, July 2004
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: 5411334, 5411335, 5411336.