Hail, Wood
- When
- September 26, 6:25 PM EST
- Where
- Wood County, 1.5 mi N of Wadeville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.172, -81.630
Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, September 26, 2007
Severe thunderstorms moved across the Ohio River from Meigs and Athens Counties in Ohio. A few border counties in West Virginia had large hail or strong wind gusts.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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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 happened
The episode as NWS RLX wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms moved across the Ohio River from Meigs and Athens Counties in Ohio. A few border counties in West Virginia had large hail or strong wind gusts.
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 Sep 26, 2:40 PM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 26, 2:40 PM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 340 PM EDT WED SEP 26 2007 .SYNOPSIS... WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TRAVERSE THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. A SECOND DISTURBANCE MOVES IN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. FINALLY...A COLD FRONT BRINGS MUCH NEEDED RAIN TO ALL AREAS THRU THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS DRY WEATHER IN TIME FOR THE WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/... PLENTY OF SUNSHINE DURING THE AFTERNOON PROVIDED ENOUGH HEATING TO COMBINE WITH MID LEVEL VORT MAX MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THRU THE EVENING HOURS. IN ADDITION...MODELS SHOW AREAS OF CAPE REACHING 2200 J/KG ACROSS SOUTHEAST OH...AND CENTRAL WV THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NOT DEFINITE BL BOUNDARY...THERE COULD BE DIFFERENTIAL HEATING BOUNDARIES CREATED BY EARLY CLOUDS THAT MAY ENHANCE STORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT RAINFALL ACTIVITY TO DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN THURSDAY MORNING AS A SECOND WAVE MOVE AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE MAIN AND STRONGER UPPER WAVE WILL BE JUST WEST OF THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT PUSHING THE FRONT OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AND FURTHER EAST TOWARD EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NO MAJOR CHANGES TO POPS AND WEATHER GRIDS FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST PACKAGE AS IT SEEMS TO HAVE A GOOD HANDLE OF EXPECTED CONDITIONS. ONLY MINOR TWEAKS FOR BETTER COLLABORATION WITH NEIGHBORS. INCREASED DEWPOINTS AHEAD AND ALONG THE COLD FRONT AS DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT THERE DURING LAST 12 HRS. ALTHOUGH WENT WITH MID 60S FOR COLLABORATION. IN THE SAME LINE... WENT CLOSER TO THE WARMER MET AND LOCAL MOS GUIDANCE FOR LOWS TONIGHT...GENERALLY IN THE MID 60S. LOCAL GUIDANCE SHOW A MARGINAL THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER...THAT WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY. && .SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... MODELS DIFFER SOME IN TIMING OF WAVE FOR THURSDAY/THURSDAY NIGHT. WITH 500 TROUGH WELL TO THE WEST...THINKING THAT SLOWER GFS TIMING MAY BE MORE ACCURATE. SINCE THIS IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH CURRENT FORECAST OR NAM...WILL HEDGE IN THAT DIRECTION...BUT NOT BUY GFS SOLUTION COMPLETELY. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS IN FOR THE WEEKEND...PROVIDING DRY WEATHER. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL ATTEMPT TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION EARLY IN THE WEEK. MOISTURE IS LIMITED WITH THIS FEATURE HOWEVER. OTHERWISE...THE EAST COAST RIDGE HOLDS AND LEAVES THE REGION DRY. && .AVIATION /20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THRU AT LEAST 06Z. MVFR VIS IN HAZE WILL BE POSSIBLE AT MOST SITES AFTER 06Z. TEMPO IFR COULD BE POSSIBLE WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...ITS DIFFICULT TO DECIDED IF THEY WILL AFFECT ANY AIRPORT SITE...AND LEFT THEM OUT ATTM. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SE OHIO AND WV ON THURSDAY. EXPECT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD AND ALONG THE FRONT THRU THU NIGHT. PCPN ACTIVITY SHOULD REACH PKB AND HTS BY 11Z THUR...SPREADING EAST ACROSS CRW BY 14Z...AND CKB...EKN...AND BKW AROUND BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. EXPECT STORM ACTIVITY TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET...BUT TO RETURN AND MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 11Z...AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES. AVIATION OUTLOOK...00Z FRI THRU SAT...IFR LOW CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING IN THE NW BEHIND THE FRONT...MAINLY E OF THE OH RIVER. && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...NONE. OH...NONE. KY...NONE. VA...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...TRM/29 NEAR TERM...ARJ SHORT TERM...RPY LONG TERM...RPY AVIATION...ARJ
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 26, 2:55 AM EST, 15 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 355 AM EDT WED SEP 26 2007 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-270800- 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- 355 AM EDT WED SEP 26 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. TRM / 29
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 26, 4:32 PM EST, 1 hour 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 532 PM EDT WED SEP 26 2007 OHZ076-WVZ009-262200- WASHINGTON OH-WOOD WV- 532 PM EDT WED SEP 26 2007 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... AT 532 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER VIENNA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE... NEWPORT...MARIETTA...DEVOLA...WILLIAMSTOWN...NORTH HILLS AND BOAZ. 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.
Local storm report, Sep 26, 4:43 PM EST, 1 hour 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
543 PM EDT WED SEP 26 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0538 PM HAIL WILLIAMSTOWN 39.37N 81.46W
09/26/2007 U0.75 INCH WOOD WV PUBLIC
EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
523 PM 09/26/2007 AND 538 PM 09/26/2007
&&
NNNNSpecial weather statement, Sep 26, 4:59 PM EST, 1 hour 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 559 PM EDT WED SEP 26 2007 OHZ084>086-262230- VINTON OH-MEIGS OH-GALLIA OH- 559 PM EDT WED SEP 26 2007 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... AT 559 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 7 MILES NORTH OF RIO GRANDE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE... KYGER...SALEM CENTER...HARRISONVILLE...DYESVILLE...DEXTER AND CARPENTER. 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.
Special weather statement, Sep 26, 5:25 PM EST, 1 hour before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 625 PM EDT WED SEP 26 2007 WVZ024-262300- MINGO WV- 625 PM EDT WED SEP 26 2007 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... AT 625 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF WILLIAMSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE... BREEDEN...MYRTLE...LENORE...NAUGATUCK...KERMIT AND CHATTAROY. 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.
Local storm report, Sep 26, 6:10 PM EST, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
710 PM EDT WED SEP 26 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG N CHESTER 39.08N 81.92W
09/26/2007 MEIGS OH TRAINED SPOTTER
3 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN
&&
NWSpecial weather statement, Sep 26, 6:20 PM EST, 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 720 PM EDT WED SEP 26 2007 WVZ013-024-025-262345- LOGAN WV-LINCOLN WV-MINGO WV- 720 PM EDT WED SEP 26 2007 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... AT 720 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 10 MILES SOUTH OF HARTS... OR ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF LOGAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE... DINGESS...MITCHELL HEIGHTS...CHIEF LOGAN STATE PARK AND CHAPMANVILLE. 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.
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:24 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wood
- When
- September 26, 6:47 PM EST
- Where
- Wood County, Vienna
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 39.330, -81.530
Several trees or large branches were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tyler
- When
- September 26, 7:40 PM EST
- Where
- Tyler County, Alma
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 39.430, -80.830
Trees were blown down along Route 18.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, September 26, 2007
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, September 26, 2007
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, September 26, 2007
- Tornado and Hail in Pennsylvania, September 26, 2007
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, September 26, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Ohio, September 26, 2007
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Maryland, September 26, 2007
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, September 26, 2007
- Damaging Winds in Maine, September 26, 2007
- Tornado and Hail in New Mexico, September 26, 2007
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, September 26, 2007
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, September 2007
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: 54506, 54507, 54508.