1 lightning, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 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 1, 1:30 PM EST, 4 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 230 PM EDT THU JUN 1 2006 .SHORT TERM /REST OF TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... SLOW MOVING BOUNDARY ACROSS OHIO WILL SINK SOUTHEAST...AS A SHORTWAVE NOW FIRING STORMS IN WESTERN KENTUCKY MOVES EAST TONIGHT. SPC HAS AREA OUTLOOKED IN SLIGHT RISK TONIGHT...AND WILL HAVE TO WATCH CLUSTER OF STORMS NOW CUTTING ACROSS KENTUCKY THIS EVENING...AND DEVELOPMENT NOW IN CENTRAL OHIO. MODELS CONTINUE TO SLOW THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT...AND FLOODING MAY BE A PROBLEM TONIGHT AND THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE SLOW MOVING BOUNDARY NOT CROSSING THE CWA UNTIL LATER FRIDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA. DRIER AIR ARRIVES FRIDAY NIGHT WITH SHOWERS ENDING LAST IN THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... KEPT TEMPS IN THE MOUNTAINS COOLER ON SATURDAY...CONSIDERING PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND SOME SHOWERS STILL LINGERING ACROSS THE SPINE OF THE APPALACHIANS. WE SHOULD DRY OUT TEMPORARILY ON SATURDAY. THE NAM IS THE DRIEST OF THE MODELS...WITH THE GFS SHOWING ROTATING THROUGH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH...INDICATING VERY FEW DRY MOMENTS WITH LIGHT PRECIP REMAINING. THERE ARE NOT LARGE DISCREPANCIES IN THE OVERALL PATTERN WITH TIMING OR STRENGTH OF SYSTEMS...JUST WITH THE SHORTWAVES ROTATING THROUGH...CONTINUING TO MAKE THIS A TOUGHER PERIOD TO FORECAST FOR. SO...EXPECT CHANGES IN THE UPCOMING DAYS. AS FOR MONDAY ON...THE HPC FORECAST FOR THIS PERIOD IS ONCE AGAIN A BLEND OF THE GFS AND ECMWF. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 136 PM EDT THU JUN 1 2006/ AVIATION... WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS DEVELOPING FURTHER WEST MAY AFFECT HTS AND PKB LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH STORMS FIRING IN THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS NEAR BKW/EKN AND CKB. IFR VISIBILITIES WILL DEVELOP AGAIN AT EKN TONIGHT. BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER MAY ALLOW SOME FOG TO FORM NEAR DAWN WITH IFR VISIBILITIES. AS A SLOW MOVING BOUNDARY MEANDERS THROUGH THE REGION TOMORROW MORNING AND AFTERNOON...SOME IFR CEILINGS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AT EKN/CKB WITH RAIN SHOWERS FRIDAY MORNING. THE FRONT WILL BE SLOW TO CLEAR THE REGION...SO THAT SHOWERS AND EVEN SOME STORMS ARE POSSIBLE TO THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD AT CRW/BKW/EKN/CKB. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1050 AM EDT THU JUN 1 2006/ SHORT TERM /REST OF TODAY/... SLOW MOVING BOUNDARY STILL ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO WILL SLOWLY SINK TOWARDS SOUTHEASTERN OHIO THIS AFTERNOON. HAVE INCREASED HIGHS A FEW DEGREES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTH AND EAST WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. STILL EXPECT SOME POP UP SHOWERS AND STORMS THIS AFTERNOON REGIONWIDE...AND SPC HAS WESTERN PART OF THE REGION IN SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TODAY AND YESTERDAY IS THAT MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES ARE NOT AS IMPRESSIVE...CLOSER TO 6C/KM AS OPPOSED TO 7C/KM...AND MAXIMUMS SHOULD BE AT LEAST A FEW DEGREES COOLER. SO...PERHAPS DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT BE AS EXPLOSIVE AS YESTERDAY. INCREASED POPS SOMEWHAT ACROSS THE NORTHWEST...WHICH WILL BE CLOSER TO THE BOUNDARY...AND THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF ELEVATED CONVECTION POSSIBLE THERE LATER TODAY. CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF RAIN WHICH HAS ALREADY FALLEN...AND THE SLOW MOVING BOUNDARY OVER THE CWA ON FRIDAY...A FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED FOR PARTS OF THE REGION. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 341 AM EDT THU JUN 1 2006/ LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... TIME SPENT ON THIS GRAVEYARD SHIFT MONITORING RADAR SHIFT...BUT DID HAVE TIME TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO THE WEEKEND...MOST ARE TOWARD COOLER AND WETTER. GOOD BYE TO SUMMER FOR A WHILE. PICTURING SEVERAL SHOWERS...MAY BE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG FRONT ON FRIDAY MORNING...WITH POPS LOWERING W TO E DURING THE AFTERNOON. DIURNAL RISE IN TEMPERATURE ON FRIDAY WILL BE MINIMAL. LAST OF DEEPER MOISTURE SHOULD BE NUDGE TO OUR EAST LATE FRIDAY. BOTH NAM AND GFS FROM 00Z DEEPEN THE SURFACE LOW TO OUR EAST ALONG THE FRONTAL ZONE ON FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...BUT THE NAM IS MORE AGGRESSIVE. ONE IMPULSE OF UPPER AIR ENERGY CROSSES ABOUT 18Z THEN ANOTHER ABOUT 18Z SUNDAY. HAD TO INCREASE POPS FOR SATURDAY WITH THE FIRST IMPULSE. ALSO COOLED MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE ON SATURDAY. && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...NONE. OH...NONE. KY...NONE. VA...NONE. && SHORT TERM...KM LONG TERM...KF
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 349 AM EDT THU JUN 1 2006 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-020800- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM- KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE- CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS- RANDOLPH- 349 AM EDT THU JUN 1 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SLOW MOVING CONVECTION COULD FORM THIS AFTERNOON AND LINGER THROUGH THE NIGHT. LOCALIZED DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE...AND IF THEY FAVOR ANY ONE SMALL STREAM BASIN...FLOODING COULD OCCUR. THERE IS ALSO THE SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND THE COAL FIELDS AND OHIO RIVER COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...THAT COULD LEAD TO SMALL STREAM FLOODING...IF THE SAME BASIN IS FAVORED BY MORE THAN ONE SHOWER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 157 PM EDT THU JUN 1 2006 VAZ003-011830- DICKENSON- 157 PM EDT THU JUN 1 2006 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... AT 157 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH CENTRAL DICKENSON COUNTY...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLINTWOOD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE TRAMMEL... MCCLURE AND NORA. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. 09
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 247 PM EDT THU JUN 1 2006 VAZ003-004-011930- BUCHANAN-DICKENSON- 247 PM EDT THU JUN 1 2006 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... AT 247 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER HAYSI...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE CLINCHCO...VANSANT...JOHN FLANNAGAN LAKE AND GRUNDY. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE ALL POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. 15
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 556 PM EDT THU JUN 1 2006 OHZ066-067-012230- MORGAN-PERRY- 556 PM EDT THU JUN 1 2006 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... AT 556 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHWESTERN MORGAN COUNTY...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF MCCONNELSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE EAGLEPORT AND CROOKSVILLE. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE ALL POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. 15
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 620 PM EDT THU JUN 1 2006 OHZ084-012255- VINTON- 620 PM EDT THU JUN 1 2006 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... AT 620 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF LAKE HOPE STATE PARK...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTH OF MCARTHUR...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE CREOLA AND ZALESKI. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE ALL POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. 15
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 628 PM EDT THU JUN 1 2006 WVZ040-047-012300- BARBOUR-RANDOLPH- 628 PM EDT THU JUN 1 2006 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... AT 628 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER BELINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE MONTROSE AND JUNIOR. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE ALL POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. 15
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 157 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:16 UTC.
1 lightning, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck the Belington Wellness Center, sending an electrical charge inside the building. Six people were shocked, while inside, using the hot tub. The victims were treated and released.
A small complex of showers and thunderstorms trained over the northern sections of Belington, affecting the Mill Creek drainage. Rain was estimated around 3 inches in 2 hours in a small localized area. The cooperative observer at Belington measured 2.38 inches in less than 2 hours. An assessment of damage by the state included 3 houses with minor damage. Three other houses were affected, as water surrounded them or outbuildings were flooded. The carpet in 2 classrooms of the elementary school was damaged. Several roads were briefly closed, including Routes 92 and 250.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in West Virginia in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, June 2006
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: 5505010, 5505009.