Hail and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, June 22, 2008

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, June 22, 2008
Start: 2008-06-22T13:55
End: 2008-06-22T19:00
Location: West Virginia

June 22, 2008 · NWS RNK · 9 events in 3 counties and zones

An upper level area of low pressure moved across the region ahead of a weak upstream cold front. These features combined with an unstable air mass to produce widespread strong to severe thunderstorms that produced not only large hail but also included some wind damage on June 22.

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $800
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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 RNK wrote it up.

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 Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 22, 12:27 PM EST, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 12:27 PM EST, 1 hour 28 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
127 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK COOL FRONT WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS MOUNTAINS
LATE TODAY AND REMAIN IN THE VICINTY THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE FINALLY
PUSHING WELL EAST OF THE AREA TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BE
IN CONTROL FOR MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AN APPROACHING WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND ADDITIONAL S/WV ENERGY
LATER THIS AFTERNOON WILL HELP KEEP LAPSE RATES RELATIVELY
STEEP...AS WELL AS HELP INCREASE SHEAR A BIT AND BRING IN SOME
DRIER AIR ALOFT LATE IN THE DAY. SOME ADDITIONAL COOLING ALOFT IN
THE WEST WILL LEAD TO SFC CAPES OF 2000 J/KG OR HIGHER. AS A
RESULT...APPEARS THE CHANCES ARE BETTER FOR SOME MORE ORGANIZED
CONVECTION AND PROBABLY A FEW MORE SEVERE STORMS COMPARED TO
SATURDAY...WITH WIND PERHAPS HIGHEST THREAT. SUSPECT EARLIEST
CONVECTION ONCE AGAIN OVER HIGHEST TERRAIN BUT SPREADING EAST AND
ALSO MORE ORGANIZED MOVING IN FROM WEST LATE IN THE DAY OR
EVENING. JUST WENT WITH MODERATE TO HIGH CHC POPS EVERYWHERE...WITH
HIGHEST IN THE WEST LATE.

WHILE THERE MAY BE MORE AREAS THAT BY EARLY EVENING HAVE
EXPERIENCE CONVECTION COMPARED TO SATURDAY...THE TIMING OF THE SFC
BOUNDARY AND STRONGER UPPER LEVEL WAVE IS LIKELY TO ONCE AGAIN
KEEP SOME CONVECTION GOING WELL INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SO AHVE
KEPT A SMALL CHC POP UP FOR THE WEST ALL NIGHT...SLIGHT CHC IN THE
EAST.

AM STICKING VERY CLOSE TO MAV GUIDANCE FOR HIGHS TODAY AND LOWS
OVERNIGHT WITH SMALL UPWARD ADJUSTMENTS PER RECENT COOL BIASES FOR
HIGHS. HIGHS VERY SIMILAR TO SATURDAY WITH MID TO UPPER 80S EAST
AND 70S TO NEAR 80 WEST.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
WHILE FRONTAL BOUNDARY...WHATS LEFT OF IT...MAY END UP BEING JUST
TO THE EAST OF CWA ON MONDAY...TROF AMPLIFIES WITH STRONGER WAVE
DIGGING AROUND BOTTOM BY EARLY MONDAY AND MAY ACTUALLY HELP TO
HOLD BOUNDARY IN PLACE OR EVEN PULL IT BACK SOMEWHAT. SOME
INDICATIONS OF MUCH MORE ORGANIZED LINE OF CONVECTION FORMING
LATER IN THE DAY...LIKELY OUT EAST. BUT WITH COLDER AIR ALOFT
STILL MOVING IN TO WEST...MORE SCT CONV STILL POSSIBLE BACK THERE.
FOR NOW AHVE NOT INDICATED HIGHER CHANCES EAST OR WEST...BUT
EVENTUALLY MAY NEED TO GO WITH LIKELY POPS OUT EAST FOR MONDAY.

MODELS ALL IN AGREEMENT THAT THIS MORE SIGNIFICANT WAVE WILL PUSH
THE BOUNDARY WELL EAST OVERNIGHT AND INTO TUES...AND
SIGNIFICANTLY DRY THINGS OUT...ALTHOUGH NOT NECESSARILY COOL
THINGS OFF AS SLIGHTLY LOW THICKNESSES WILL BE OFFSET BY MORE
ABUNDANT SUNSHINE AND LOWER DEW PTS.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
NOT MUCH AMPLITUDE TO THE UPPER FLOW...MEANS THAT THE HEAT RIDGE
OVER THE SONORAN DESERT WILL STAY PUT...KEEPING THE EASTERN HALF
OF THE CONUS UNDER ZONAL FLOW TO AT WORST A WEAK TROUGH INTO NEXT
WEEKEND. AS SOME OF THE WARMER H85 TEMPS TRY TO PUSH NORTH...A
WEAK BOUNDARY MAY SETUP ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...WITH A SLT
CHC FOR SHWS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEXT WEEKEND. TEMPS SHOULD BE BEAR
NORMAL FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
SCTD STRONG AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 594 IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8PM. WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP VCTS UNTIL CONFIDENCE IS HIGHER
THAT STORMS WILL HIT A PARTICULAR AIRSPACE. STORMS HAVE BEEN
PRODUCING PENNY TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

MORE MVFR FOG TO DEVELOP MOST LOCATIONS AND LIKELY IFR AT LWB AND
DAN...ESPECIALLY IF THEY PICK OF RAINFALL TODAY.

STILL A CONTINUED CHANCE OF SCATTERED CONVECTION MONDAY AFTERNOON.
NOTICEABLE CLEARING WILL OCCUR TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
IN ACROSS OUR SOUTH.

&&

.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
WV...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...SK
NEAR TERM...JS/SK
SHORT TERM...SK
LONG TERM...KM
AVIATION...JS/SK

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 3:41 AM EST, 10 hours 14 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
441 AM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
WVZ042>045-230845-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-
YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-
CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-
PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-
APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-
GREENBRIER-
441 AM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...AND
NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...

WHILE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...THE
COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND A FEW
STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL ARE
THE MOST LIKELY SEVERE THREATS...AND THIS COULD LAST WELL INTO THE
EVENING HOURS. WHILE ANY SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY TO BE
WIDESPREAD...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ANYWHERE
WITHIN THIS AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN DURING THE
AFTERNOON MONDAY. AT THIS TIME THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS RATHER
LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 22, 12:58 PM EST, 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
158 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0155 PM     HAIL             ROANOKE                 37.28N 79.96W
06/22/2008  E0.88 INCH       CITY OF ROANOKE    VA   PUBLIC

&&

KRISM

Local storm report, Jun 22, 12:59 PM EST, 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
159 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0159 PM     HAIL             CAVE SPRING             37.22N 80.01W
06/22/2008  E1.00 INCH       ROANOKE            VA   PUBLIC

            COVERING THE GROUND.

&&

KRISM

Local storm report, Jun 22, 1:03 PM EST, 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
203 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0202 PM     HAIL             ROANOKE                 37.28N 79.96W
06/22/2008  E1.00 INCH       CITY OF ROANOKE    VA   PUBLIC

&&

KRISM

Local storm report, Jun 22, 1:06 PM EST, 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
206 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0200 PM     HAIL             ROANOKE                 37.28N 79.96W
06/22/2008  E1.00 INCH       CITY OF ROANOKE    VA   PUBLIC

&&

MATTAROCHIA

Local storm report, Jun 22, 1:20 PM EST, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
220 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0152 PM     HAIL             CAVE SPRING             37.22N 80.01W
06/22/2008  M1.00 INCH       ROANOKE            VA   PUBLIC

            HAIL COVERS GROUND

0210 PM     HAIL             DALEVILLE               37.42N 79.92W
06/22/2008  E0.88 INCH       BOTETOURT          VA   PUBLIC

0210 PM     HAIL             TROUTVILLE              37.41N 79.88W
06/22/2005  E0.75 INCH       BOTETOURT          VA   PUBLIC

0210 PM     HAIL             CAVE SPRING             37.22N 80.01W
06/22/2008  E1.00 INCH       ROANOKE            VA   PUBLIC

&&

DOC

Local storm report, Jun 22, 1:25 PM EST, 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
225 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0215 PM     HAIL             ROANOKE                 37.28N 79.96W
06/22/2008  M1.00 INCH       CITY OF ROANOKE    VA   PUBLIC

            1 NM EAST OF AIRPORT

&&

DOC

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:55 UTC.

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Event by event

8 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Mercer

When: June 22, 1:55 PM EST
Where: Mercer County, 0.61 mi SSE of Hales Gap
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Post Office
Coordinates: 37.362, -80.894

Hail fell at Adairs Run Road.

Hail, Monroe

When: June 22, 2:22 PM EST
Where: Monroe County, 1.76 mi SW of Lindside
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 37.430, -80.690

Hail, Greenbrier

When: June 22, 2:41 PM EST
Where: Greenbrier County, Asbury
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.820, -80.570

Hail, Greenbrier

When: June 22, 2:44 PM EST
Where: Greenbrier County, Teaberry
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.770, -80.450

Hail, Greenbrier

When: June 22, 2:50 PM EST
Where: Greenbrier County, Lewisburg
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.800, -80.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenbrier

When: June 22, 4:50 PM EST
Where: Greenbrier County, 0.09 mi WSW of Alderson
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $800
Reported by: Department of Highways
Coordinates: 37.730, -80.651

Thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on Route 12. Damage values are estimated.

Hail, Greenbrier

When: June 22, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Greenbrier County, 1.09 mi W of Fairlea
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Department of Highways
Coordinates: 37.800, -80.500

Hail, Mercer

When: June 22, 6:23 PM EST
Where: Mercer County, Bluefield
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.270, -81.220

Hail, Monroe

When: June 22, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Monroe County, 0.55 mi E of Raines Corner
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.520, -80.610

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

Every storm in West Virginia in 2008 Every state in 2008 This day in weather history Warnings in West Virginia, 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: 113488, 113489, 113491, 113493, 113494, 113498, 113499, 113500, 113501.