Flash Flood and Hail in West Virginia, June 12 to 13, 2013

Name: Flash Flood and Hail in West Virginia, June 12 to 13, 2013
Start: 2013-06-12T10:35
End: 2013-06-13T12:17
Location: West Virginia

June 12 to 13, 2013 · NWS PBZ · 11 events in 6 counties and zones

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: $14,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

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.

A thunderstorm complex that developed in conjunction with a strengthening surface low over northern Indiana propagated westward towards the region late on the 12th. Out ahead of this system, strong speed shear and instability contributed to supercellular development along a warm frontal boundary that bisected the region. Several reports of large hail and damaging winds were reported before the bow echo reached eastern Ohio very early on the 13th. This bow echo, with a history of widespread wind damage, then crossed through the forecast area through 6am, causing several reports of downed trees and wires through much of eastern Ohio, northern West Virginia, and southwestern 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 12, 8:55 AM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 8:55 AM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
955 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY
REGION THROUGH THURSDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
A WEAKENING CNVCTV COMPLEX TO OUR W WL BRING INCRG MID AND HIGH
CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY AS A WRMFNT APPROACHES. MRNG RGNL SOUNDINGS
SHOW A RELATIVELY STABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE ATTM...HOWEVER EXP
DESTABILIZATION THIS AFTN. SHORT TERM MDL PROGS SHOW CAPES RCHG
1500-2500 J/KG ESP S-W OF PIT LT TDA. SHEAR SHOULD BE INCRG AS
WELL. THINK SCT TSTMS WL DVLP ESP LATE IN THE AFTN...AND ANYTHING
THAT DVLPS COULD BCM SVR.

THE SVR THREAT SHOULD CONT INTO THE OVRNGT HRS WITH DECENT SHEAR
AND ELEVATED INSTAB. EXP ORGANIZED TSTM COMPLEX TO DVLP SOMEWHERE
ACRS WI/IL/IA...AND MOVE SEWD OVRNGT. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO A
CONCERN MAINLY N OF I 70...ESP IF AREAS RECEIVE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF
TSTMS. GENLY EXPTG 1-2 INCHES OF RAIN ACRS THE RGN...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMTS PSBL. WL CONT FLASH FLOOD WATCH AS IS ATTM.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
ALTHOUGH THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD GENERALLY BE DONE BY
THURSDAY MORNING...FLOODING WILL REMAIN A THREAT DURING THE DAY
ON THURSDAY. WHILE THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE SHOULD BE LESS ON
THURSDAY...HEAVY RAINFALL IS STILL EXPECTED WITH LOW PRESSURE
FORECAST TO TRACK RIGHT ALONG THE I-70 CORRIDOR DURING THE
DAYTIME.

SURFACE LOW WILL REACH PHILADELPHIA BY THURSDAY EVENING...AND
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WILL COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...SHORTWAVE ON THE
BACK SIDE OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL COME THROUGH ON
FRIDAY...AND THIS COULD SPARK SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE
EASTERN COUNTIES ON FRIDAY. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO
OHIO BY SATURDAY...ALLOWING THE REGION TO BEGIN DRYING OUT.

TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL THROUGH
THIS TIME PERIOD.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
WHILE THE INITIAL PORTION OF THE LONG TERM STARTS OUT DRY...THE
SHORT WAVE RIDGE THAT WILL LIKELY BE NEAR THE AREA AT THAT
JUNCTURE WILL QUICKLY BE SUBDUED AND SHUNTED EASTWARD BY LATE IN
THE WEEKEND. AS THIS OCCURS...THE LONG WAVE PATTERN QUICKLY LOOKS
TO SHIFT ON THE MODEL CONSENSUS TO FAVOR TROUGHING OVER THE GREAT
LAKES AND NORTHEASTERN REGION OF THE COUNTRY. WITH THIS IN
MIND...SEVERAL ILL-TIMED SHORT WAVE SYSTEMS ARE LIKELY TO EVOLVE
IN THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT THROUGH THE REGION BRINGING CHANCES
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MOST OF THE EXTENDED
FORECAST. THIS SHOULD KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM REALLY GETTING TOO
WARM DURING ANY PARTICULAR PERIOD OF THE LONG TERM AT LEAST UNTIL
MID-WEEK NEXT WEEK. BY THAT TIME...LONG WAVE RIDGING SHOULD START
TO EDGE FROM THE PLAINS TOWARD THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES...BRINGING
A GRADUAL END TO UNSETTLED CONDITIONS OVER OUR REGION. FRIES

&&

.AVIATION /14Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
FOG IS LIFTING AT NORTHERN TERMINALS AND GENERAL VFR IS EXPECTED
INTO THE AFTERNOON. LATEST MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW SOME CAPPING TO
OVERCOME TODAY...AND HI RES MODELS SHOW SCT STORMS POSSIBLE
MAINLY ACROSS ZZV AREA LATE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS
BECOME INCREASINGLY LIKELY TOWARD SUNSET...AS BETTER ORGANIZATION
ARRIVES AFTER 00Z. PREVAILING TSRA WAS WITHHELD FROM THE FORECAST
UNTIL 00Z AND AFTER. WIDESPREAD MVFR VIS WITH TSRA ARE LIKELY AT
ALL SITES OVERNIGHT AS A LARGE CONVECTIVE COMPLEX IS LIKELY TO
EVOLVE OVER THE AREA. LOCAL IFR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
HEAVIEST CELLS. RESTRICTIONS IN SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL END
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THURSDAY MORNING AS COLD FRONT SWEEPS EAST.

.OUTLOOK.../THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... HIGH PRES WL RTN
VFR TO REGIONAL PORTS FOR FRI AND SAT. PCPN AND RESTRICTION CHCS
WL INCRS AGAIN ON SUNDAY.

&&

.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
OH...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR OHZ039>041-048>050.
PA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-073-074.
WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR WVZ001>003.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 3:24 AM EST, 7 hours 11 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
424 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

OHZ039>041-048>050-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-073-074-WVZ001>003-
131200-
TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-MERCER-
VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-
ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-WESTMORELAND-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-
HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-
424 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

IN ADDITION...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE
RULED OUT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MDZ001-OHZ057>059-068-069-PAZ031-075-076-WVZ004-012-021>023-041-
131200-
GARRETT-MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-GREENE-FAYETTE-
FAYETTE RIDGES-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-PRESTON-TUCKER-
424 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MARYLAND...EAST
CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND
NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL...ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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.

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 111 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:34 UTC.

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Event by event

7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Wetzel

When: June 12, 10:35 AM EST
Where: Wetzel County, 0.87 mi NW of New Martinsville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 39.660, -80.860

Hail, Wetzel

When: June 12, 10:30 PM EST
Where: Wetzel County, 0.69 mi S of Proctor
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 39.710, -80.820

Hail, Wetzel

When: June 12, 10:40 PM EST
Where: Wetzel County, 0.87 mi NW of New Martinsville
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 39.660, -80.860

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: June 12, 11:10 PM EST
Where: Marion County, Montana
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 39.530, -80.120

Emergency manager reported trees down in Rivesville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: June 12, 11:27 PM EST
Where: Marion County, 0.71 mi S of Colfax
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 39.460, -80.129

State official reported trees down on East Grafton Road and Pleasant Valley Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Preston

When: June 13, 12:46 AM EST
Where: Preston County, Kingwood
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 39.470, -79.680

State official reported trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brooke

When: June 13, 2:50 AM EST
Where: Brooke County, 2.31 mi ESE of Windsor Hgts
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 40.186, -80.610

State official reported trees down on Apple Pie Ridge Road and Girtys Point Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brooke

When: June 13, 2:50 AM EST
Where: Brooke County, 0.82 mi NNE of Short Creek
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 40.191, -80.664

State official reported trees down at Windy Hill Road near Windsor Heights.

Flash Flood, Ohio

When: June 13, 3:05 AM EST to 7:15 AM EST
Where: Ohio County, 0.86 mi W of Shannon to 1.05 mi NE of Shannon
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 40.152, -80.646

Ohio county emergency manager reported that North Fork Short Creek is out of its banks and has portions of North Fork Short Creek Road submerged. The road has been closed and a shelter opened for affected residents. The emergency manager also reported that Short Creek is at bank-full.

Thunderstorm Wind, Preston

When: June 13, 4:40 AM EST
Where: Preston County, 0.69 mi N of Newburg
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 39.390, -79.850

State official reported trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tucker

When: June 13, 12:17 PM EST
Where: Tucker County, 2.25 mi ENE of Davis
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 39.140, -79.430

State official reported power lines down.

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.
Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in West Virginia in 2013 Every state in 2013 This day in weather history Warnings in West Virginia, June 2013

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: 457337, 457335, 457336, 460119, 460121, 460127, 460131, 460133, 457333, 460136, 460137.