Hail, Guernsey
- When
- June 16, 1:09 PM EST
- Where
- Guernsey County, 0.53 mi E of Cambridge
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 40.030, -81.590
The public reported penny size hail in Cambridge.
Hail in Ohio, June 16, 2008
Numerous severe thunderstorms developed ahead of a strong cold front moving across the Ohio Valley, producing large hail and wind damage across eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, and Garrett county Maryland. Isolated flash flooding also occurred across western Pennsylvania.
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 happened
The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.
Numerous severe thunderstorms developed ahead of a strong cold front moving across the Ohio Valley, producing large hail and wind damage across eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, and Garrett county Maryland. Isolated flash flooding also occurred across western Pennsylvania.
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 Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 16, 1:42 AM EST, 11 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 1:42 AM EST, 11 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 242 AM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TODAY...PROVIDING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. BEHIND THIS FRONT A BIG CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL BEGIN...WITH COOLER AND UNSETTLED WEATHER FOR THE WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/... EXPECT TO SEE TWO PERIODS OF DEVELOPMENT TODAY. THE FIRST IS MOVING THROUGH NOW AND IS WEAKENING AS IT ENCOUNTERS STABLE AIRMASS. ANOTHER ROUND OF DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BEGIN LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS AHEAD OF SFC FRONT. MODELS SHOWING UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE TODAY AND LOOKING AT CURRENT SAT PICS... WOULD EXPECT TO SEE SUNSHINE THIS MORNING. NOT MUCH LL FORCING ALTHOUGH LARGE SCALE IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. SHEAR VALUES WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PUSH ISOLATED STORMS TO SUPERCELL LEVELS. LIMITING FACTOR WILL BE THAT THE REAL JUICY AIR REMAINS WELL SOUTHEAST. THINK MORNING SUN WILL HELP TO GET THE ATMOSPHERE PRIMED AND EXPECT TO SEE A LINE OF STORMS RIGHT AHEAD OF FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH. MAY HAVE TO BUMP TEMPERATURES UP ABOVE GUIDANCE TODAY WITH A LONGER DURATION OF SUNSHINE. WILL MAKE SOME LAST MINUTE DECISIONS ON POPS AND TEMPS SHORTLY BEFORE ISSUANCE TIME. && .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... ACTIVITY WILL END QUICKLY TONIGHT AS FRONT RACES TO THE EAST COAST. FRONT IS BEING PUSHED TO THE EAST BY LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW WHICH WILL SETTLE IN OVER SOUTHEASTERN CANADA ON TUESDAY. THIS LOW WILL BE THE MAIN PLAYER IN OUR WEATHER THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE WEEK. ENERGY AND MOISTURE WILL SPIN AROUND LOW AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MIDWEEK. THIS WILL MEAN BELOW NORMAL TEMPS AND THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... UL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD TIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. LOW WILL PULL TO THE NORTHEAST FRIDAY WHICH WILL BRING AND OVERALL IMPROVEMENT IN THE WEATHER. ANOTHER PIECE OF ENERGY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND TOWARD THE AREA SATURDAY IN NW FLOW ALOFT. THIS ENERGY MAY BRING THE RISK FOR SHOWERS BY THE END OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD. && .AVIATION /07Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... PREFRONTAL AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40KTS AND GENERALLY MVFR CONDITIONS WILL PLAGUE THE INITIAL HOURS OF THE MIDNIGHT TAFS TODAY. THIS AREA WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE EASTWARD IN THE PRE DAWN...BUT MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS...WITH MVFR EXPECTED...WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE MAIN FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. THEREAFTER...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD TOWARD THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY...BUT LOW ALOFT WILL KEEP THE UPPER OHIO UNSTABLE WITH MVFR POSSIBLE THROUGH MID WEEK WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS/TSRA AND SOME SC. HIGH PRESSURE WILL LIKELY BUILD FOR THE WEEKEND WITH PRIMARILY VFR CONDITIONS. && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. OH...NONE. PA...NONE. WV...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 12:16 PM EST, 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 116 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-171730- TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH- MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL- WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-PRESTON-TUCKER- 116 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 549 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. ...SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE TODAY... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MDZ001-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029>032-171730- GARRETT-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA- BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-WESTMORELAND-GREENE- FAYETTE- 116 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 550 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MARYLAND...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. ...SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE TODAY... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUSE WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 8:11 AM EST, 4 hours 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 911 AM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 WVZ041-161400- TUCKER WV- 911 AM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 ...THUNDERSTORMS... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...TUCKER... AT 909 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 4 MILES WEST OF SAINT GEORGE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... AUVIL...BENBUSH...BLACKWATER FALLS...BUENA AND CANAAN HEIGHTS KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 9:14 AM EST, 3 hours 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1014 AM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 WVZ041-161445- TUCKER WV- 1014 AM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTY... TUCKER... AT 1013 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 4 MILES NORTH OF HAMBLETON...MOVING EAST AT 48 MPH. THESE STORMS CAN HAVE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS PLUS A SHORT PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. BEWARE OF PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. VISIBILITIES CAN BE BRIEFLY BE SHARPLY REDUCED. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... BENBUSH...BLACKWATER FALLS...BUENA...CANAAN HEIGHTS AND CANAAN VALLEY STATE PARK KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 10:39 AM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1139 AM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 PAZ029>032-WVZ003-004-161600- FAYETTE PA-GREENE PA-MARSHALL WV-OHIO WV-WASHINGTON PA-WESTMORELAND PA- 1139 AM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... FAYETTE...WASHINGTON...WESTMORELAND...GREENE...MARSHALL AND OHIO... AT 1138 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF DALLAS TO 2 MILES EAST OF CAMERON...MOVING EAST AT 63 MPH. THESE STORMS CAN HAVE WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH PLUS HAIL. THERE CAN ALSO BE A SHORT PERIOD OF FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. BEWARE OF PONDED WATER ON ROADS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. VISIBILITIES CAN ALSO BE BRIEFLY REDUCED. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... BELLE VERNON...BENTLEYVILLE...BOBTOWN...BROWNSVILLE AND BUZZ KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 12:57 PM EST, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 157 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 OHZ039-048-161845- COSHOCTON OH-TUSCARAWAS OH- 157 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 ...THUNDERSTORMS... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... COSHOCTON AND TUSCARAWAS... AT 155 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COSHOCTON... MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL AND WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... BAKERSVILLE...CONESVILLE...COSHOCTON...DENNISON AND GILMORE KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:07 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Coshocton
- When
- June 16, 1:28 PM EST
- Where
- Coshocton County, 0.69 mi N of Conesville
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 40.190, -81.900
The public reported nickel size hail near Conesville.
Hail, Belmont
- When
- June 16, 2:51 PM EST
- Where
- Belmont County, Shadyside
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 39.970, -80.750
Amateur radio reported nickel size hail in Shadyside.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flooding and Hail in Pennsylvania, June 16, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 16, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 16, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 16, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 16 to 17, 2008
- Damaging Winds in District of Columbia, June 16, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, June 16, 2008
More
Every storm in Ohio in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, June 2008
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: 102593, 102592, 102591.