Tornadoes and Flash Flood in West Virginia, July 27, 2014

Name: Tornadoes and Flash Flood in West Virginia, July 27, 2014
Start: 2014-07-27T18:14
End: 2014-07-27T21:15
Location: West Virginia

July 27, 2014 · NWS RLX · 20 events in 7 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: $184,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 20

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.

Well ahead of a strong cold front in Indiana, one cluster of thunderstorms moved southeast through Ohio during the afternoon, reaching northern West Virginia during the evening hours. With a lot of wind energy above the ground, some storm cells pulsed to severe limits despite nightfall. Storm surveys concluded 2 brief tornadoes touched down. Brief downpours occurred too, with some measured rain amounts of an inch in less the 30 minutes.

Other storms formed in Indiana and reached western West Virginia near sunset. These had considerable lightning as they crossed the southern half of the state, but remained below severe limits.

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 Jul 27, 4:24 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 4:24 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
524 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
COLD FRONT WITH STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS PASSES EAST TONIGHT. UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY...WITH
LINGERING CONVECTION. COOLER AND DRIER AIRMASS MID WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...MESOSCALE UPDATE...
500 PM UPDATE...

EARLIER CLOUDS HAVE REALLY DENTED CONVECTIVE INITIALIZATION THIS
AFTN ACROSS ALMOST ALL OF CWA. SOME PARTIAL CLEARING THOUGH IN
THE LAST FEW HRS ACROSS WV HAS ALLOWED SOME SFC HEATING AND WITH
VERY FAVORABLE DYNAMICS AND SHEAR...CANT RULE OUT SOME STORMS
FIRING ACROSS THE LOWLANDS AND INTO THE MTNS NEXT FEW HRS.
NONETHELESS...A VERY STOUT DRY AIR PUNCH IN THE H7-H6 LYR IS
RAPIDLY ADVANCING E THRU S OH AND N KY AHEAD OF COLD FRONT. THIS
IS CLEARLY EVIDENT ON SATELLITE IMAGERY WITH LACK OF VERTICAL CU
DEVELOPMENT ACROSS N KY. THIS WILL ESSENTIALLY CAP US OUT WITH
JUST A BKN LINE WITH COLD FRONT LATER. SO THE WINDOW FOR STRONG TO
SVR STORMS SEEMS TO BE CLOSING. HAVE DROPPED POPS CONSIDERABLY
ACROSS MOST AREAS THIS AFTN EXCEPT SW VA WHICH IS GETTING CLIPPED
BY E KY CONVECTION. DID ALLOW SOME RAMP UP IN THE MTNS THIS EVE
BUT OTHERWISE...CAPPING WITH CHANCE POPS AND SCT WORDING. NIXED
FLASH FLOOD WATCH GIVEN LACK OF COVERAGE. WILL BE EVALUATING
TORNADO WATCH SHORTLY.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW...
OVERNIGHT...VIGOROUS UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO DIG E/SE-WARD ACROSS
THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES TOWARDS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES AREA BY
12Z MON...WITH LARGE SCALE FORCING FOR DESCENT OVERSPREADING THE
FORECAST AREA BY AND AFTER 06Z MON. ASSOC SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL
PUSH ACROSS FROM WEST TO EAST ROUGHLY BTWN 02Z-06Z WITH ONLY A
SUBTLE WIND SHIFT. STILL EXPECTING THE BULK OF THE ORGANIZED
CONVECTION TO PUSH EASTWARD BY THE 00Z MON TIME FRAME...BUT WILL
LAG AT LEAST CHANCE POPS AHEAD OF THE FRONT ITSELF. SOME STORMS IN
FACT GOING UP JUST EAST OF CHICAGO AT THIS TIME...WELL BEHIND THE
MAIN CLUSTER IN CENTRAL OH. GENERAL FORECAST IS ON TRACK
HOWEVER...WITH ONLY MINOR MAINLY COSMETIC ADJUSTMENTS. STILL HAVE
MUCH OF THE PRECIP ENDING BTWN 06Z-12Z BUT ALLOW FOR INCREASED
POPS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES MONDAY WITH A SECONDARY PUSH OF COOLER
AIR POST-TROUGH WITH A RIPPLE MOVING THROUGH THE BACKSIDE ON
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. MAX TEMPS IN THE MID 70S WITH PLENTY OF
CLOUD COVER STILL APPEAR ON TRACK.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
A SECONDARY COLD FRONT SLIDES FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH ANOTHER
REINFORCING BATCH OF SHOWERS AND STORMS IN COOLER AIR ALOFT MONDAY
EVENING.

A COOLER AIRMASS WILL MOVE OUR WAY UNDER NORTHERLY FLOW TO PRODUCE
FRESHER TEMPERATURES...GENERALLY IN THE MID TO LOW 70S
LOWLANDS...RANGING TO THE LOWER 60S HIGHER ELEVATIONS. MODELS SHOW
H850 TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS UNDER WEAK NORTH
NORTHWEST FLOW.

BROAD HIGH PRESSURE...EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS...EAST
SOUTHEAST INTO THE OH VALLEY AND WV...WILL PROVIDE DRY AND COOLER
THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD. HOWEVER...H5 CHARTS
SUGGEST ADDITIONAL WEAK SHORTWAVES IN THE PERIPHERY OF THE MAIN
STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW WAY NORTH OVER CANADA.

USED THE BIAS CORRECTED CONSENSUS MOS FOR TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES IN CONTROL THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...WITH
NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

USED HPC GUIDANCE FOR MOST PART OF THE FORECAST ELEMENTS THROUGH
THE PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION /21Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
18Z SUNDAY THRU 18Z MONDAY...

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY OVER CENTRAL OHIO AND
EASTERN KENTUCKY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD. THESE
WILL TRANSVERSE THE AREA WEST TO EAST PRIMARILY BTWN 18Z-19Z
ACROSS SE OHIO...CENTRAL WV AROUND 20Z-21Z...AND PUSHING INTO THE
MOUNTAINS AROUND THE 23Z SUN TO 02Z MON TIME FRAME. AGAIN...SOME
OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE. STRONG WINDS...LARGE HAIL...ARE
POSSIBLE...AND THE THREAT OF A TORNADO EXISTS. AVIATION INTERESTS
SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF RAPIDLY-CHANGING CONDITIONS.

AFTER 03Z...MVFR CEILINGS GRADUALLY SPREADING SOUTHEASTWARD FROM
OHIO...ASSOCIATED WITH COLD ADVECTION AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WHICH
MAY RESULT IN CONTINUED SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY...

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: LOW

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: TIMING...COVERAGE...AND SEVERITY OF
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY MAY VARY...AS WELL AS ONSET OF MVFR CEILINGS
TONIGHT.

EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY
OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION:
H = HIGH:   TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS.
L = LOW:    TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.

UTC 1HRLY       20   21   22   23   00   01   02   03   04   05   06   07
EDT 1HRLY       16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   00   01   02   03
CRW CONSISTENCY  M    M    M    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
HTS CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
BKW CONSISTENCY  H    H    M    M    M    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
EKN CONSISTENCY  H    H    M    M    M    H    H    H    H    M    M    L
PKB CONSISTENCY  M    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
CKB CONSISTENCY  M    M    M    M    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H

AFTER 18Z MONDAY...
NO SIGNIFICANT IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MAY
PRODUCE AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT. AMPLE
MOISTURE IN THE LOW LEVELS AND STRONG FORCING ALOFT CAN BE CONDUCIVE
TO FLASH FLOODING. THIS SCENARIO COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF
STREETS...CREEKS...SMALL STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS WITH REPETITIVE
SHOWERS OR STORMS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR OUR ENTIRE CWA.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...NONE.
OH...NONE.
KY...NONE.
VA...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...ARJ/50
NEAR TERM...50/30
SHORT TERM...ARJ
LONG TERM...ARJ
AVIATION...50

HYDROLOGY...

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 27, 12:51 PM EST, 5 hours 23 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
151 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-016>020-028>032-
039-040-047-281800-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-
JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-
BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-RANDOLPH-
151 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...TORNADO WATCH 447 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN WEST
VIRGINIA AND WESTERN 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.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

ADDITIONALLY...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...AND LARGE
HAIL...WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS. HOWEVER...A TORNADO THREAT EXISTS
AS WELL...PRIMARILY FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

WVZ013>015-024>027-033>038-046-281800-
LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-
RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-
151 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL WEST
VIRGINIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN 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.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

ADDITIONALLY...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...AND LARGE
HAIL...WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

VAZ003-004-281800-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-
151 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...TORNADO WATCH 445 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST 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.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

ADDITIONALLY...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
TODAY. STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...AND LARGE HAIL...WILL BE THE MAIN
HAZARDS. HOWEVER...A TORNADO THREAT EXISTS AS WELL...PRIMARILY FOR
SOUTHEAST OHIO...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...WEST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN
VIRGINIA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 27, 4:12 PM EST, 2 hours 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
512 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

OHZ066-272130-
PERRY OH-
512 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR WESTERN PERRY COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM
EDT...

AT 510 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF
SOMERSET...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR SOMERSET AROUND 520 PM.

YOU MAY REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.

LAT...LON 3981 8225 3968 8237 3970 8238 3973 8238
      3975 8241 3983 8241 3983 8245 3984 8247
      3988 8241

25

Special weather statement, Jul 27, 4:29 PM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
529 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

OHZ066-272145-
PERRY OH-
529 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM
EDT...

AT 528 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER PERRY STATE
FOREST...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR NEW LEXINGTON AROUND 535 PM AND CROOKSVILLE
AROUND 540 PM.

YOU MAY REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.

LAT...LON 3983 8216 3982 8216 3983 8212 3981 8207
      3977 8207 3973 8208 3972 8202 3962 8203
      3977 8232 3985 8223

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The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:12 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

14 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 funnel cloud, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pleasants

When: July 27, 6:14 PM EST
Where: Pleasants County, 0.27 mi W of Maxwell
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 39.350, -81.135

Trees fell and blocked roads.

Tornado, Pleasants

When: July 27, 6:14 PM EST to 6:17 PM EST
Where: Pleasants County, 0.75 mi NW of Wiley to 1.01 mi SE of Wiley
Rating: EF1
Path length: 1.76 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Continued into: Ritchie, Wv (RLX)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 39.337, -81.141

A tornado occurred along the Left Fork of French Creek and County Route 20 in eastern Pleasants County. The rating was based on the damage to healthy hardwood trees, with peak wind gusts near 100 mph. Many trees were snapped or uprooted. One small metal outbuilding was destroyed. Thankfully, there were no fatalities or injuries.

The path of this tornado continued past Old State Road or County Route 3/1 into Ritchie County.

Tornado, Ritchie

When: July 27, 6:17 PM EST to 6:21 PM EST
Where: Ritchie County, 1.95 mi W of Finch to 1.34 mi N of Pike
Rating: EF1
Path length: 2.34 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 39.320, -81.117

The EF1 tornado along the Left Fork of French Creek in Pleasants County crossed Old State Road and continued into northern Ritchie County. The maximum gusts were near 100 mph in Ritchie County too. The path ended near Route 16. The total path length in both counties was just over 4 miles.

A single family house had damage to windows and roofing. Large trees were snapped. Thankfully, there were no fatalities or injuries.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ritchie

When: July 27, 6:20 PM EST
Where: Ritchie County, Ellenboro
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 39.270, -81.050

One house had minor damage from a fallen tree.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ritchie

When: July 27, 6:21 PM EST
Where: Ritchie County, Pike
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 39.280, -81.080

A few trees were blown down along Route 16.

Funnel Cloud, Ritchie

When: July 27, 6:22 PM EST
Where: Ritchie County, Pennsboro
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 39.280, -80.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: July 27, 7:49 PM EST
Where: Harrison County, 1.3 mi SE of Rockford
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 39.118, -80.311

Trees were blown down along County Route 48/4.

Tornado, Harrison

When: July 27, 7:50 PM EST to 7:52 PM EST
Where: Harrison County, 0.79 mi W of Johnstown to 0.28 mi ESE of Johnstown
Rating: EF1
Path length: 1.07 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $75,000
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 39.120, -80.295

The tornado touched down on a ridge along Chapman Lane. This is off of County Route 48 southeast of Lost Creek. Numerous trees were downed. The tornado continued across County Route 52 where additional trees and power lines were blown down. At this point, the tornado struck the Johnstown United Methodist Church. The church was of brick construction, originally from 1884. Modifications have been made to the structure over the years. It is believed the roof was lifted from the church and then fell back into place. In doing so, it caused structural damage to the back brick wall. The church steeple was also damaged. Even some tombstones in the cemetery were blown over and damaged by fallen debris. Several large trees were blown down around the church. Some of those trees were over 100 years old. The tornado lifted near the next ridge.

The strongest wind gusts were estimated near 100 mph based on the healthy trees that were snapped and uprooted, plus the structural damage to the church.

Thunderstorm Wind, Barbour

When: July 27, 7:54 PM EST
Where: Barbour County, 1.51 mi ESE of Century
Measured: 78 kt (90 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 39.093, -80.153

A recreational vehicle was flipped over and destroyed in the Century No. 2 vicinity. Trees were snapped. An auto shop was damaged. Its back wall was blown out. Sections of an old metal roof were peeled off. Two cars has minor damage from fallen debris.

Thunderstorm Wind, Barbour

When: July 27, 7:55 PM EST
Where: Barbour County, 1.39 mi NW of Century
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 39.112, -80.201

Trees fell onto Route 20.

Thunderstorm Wind, Barbour

When: July 27, 7:55 PM EST
Where: Barbour County, 0.34 mi NW of Longview
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $7,000
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 39.083, -80.135

Trees were blown down near Volga and Route 119. A manufactured home had damage to its porch, roof. A carport was also damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Barbour

When: July 27, 7:55 PM EST
Where: Barbour County, 0.44 mi WSW of Century
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 39.098, -80.188

A house was damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Barbour

When: July 27, 8:02 PM EST
Where: Barbour County, 0.66 mi SSE of Audra
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Social Media
Coordinates: 39.041, -80.067

Trees were knocked down in Audra State Park.

Thunderstorm Wind, Barbour

When: July 27, 8:07 PM EST
Where: Barbour County, 0.55 mi ENE of West Junior
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Department of Highways
Coordinates: 38.984, -79.941

Trees were blown down onto Route 250.

Hail, Lewis

When: July 27, 8:07 PM EST
Where: Lewis County, 0.13 mi SSW of Pricetown
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Social Media
Coordinates: 39.048, -80.521

Thunderstorm Wind, Barbour

When: July 27, 8:11 PM EST
Where: Barbour County, 0.24 mi ENE of Werner
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 39.021, -80.016

Trees were blown down along Audra Park Road.

Flash Flood, Harrison

When: July 27, 8:15 PM EST to 9:15 PM EST
Where: Harrison County, Goodhope to 2.57 mi WNW of Mc Whorter
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Department of Highways
Coordinates: 39.180, -80.450

Minor flash flooding occurred after rains of 1 to 1.5 inches fell in the preceding hour, with 24 hour rain totals over 2 inches. Small streams flowing into the West Fork River flooded roads. Route 19 had water flowing across it for a brief time. No structures were flooded.

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When: July 27, 8:20 PM EST to 8:25 PM EST
Where: Randolph County, 0.6 mi WNW of Gilman to 0.64 mi ESE of Montrose
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 38.974, -79.840

Trees were blown down along the Leading Creek Valley, around Gilman, Kerens, and Montrose. Some trees fell onto power lines. One barn was damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When: July 27, 8:39 PM EST
Where: Randolph County, 0.53 mi NNW of Evenwood
Measured: 40 kt (46 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Department of Highways
Coordinates: 38.907, -79.654

A few trees fell near the junction of Route 33 and Glady Fork Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kanawha

When: July 27, 9:10 PM EST
Where: Kanawha County, 1 mi NE of Spring Hill
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 38.358, -81.715

Large tree branches were blown down along Interstate 64 and MacCorkle Avenue.

What these are

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.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Funnel Cloud: A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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 2014 Every state in 2014 This day in weather history The tornado archive for West Virginia, 2014 Warnings in West Virginia, July 2014

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: 523324, 523578, 523588, 523319, 523318, 523320, 523780, 523779, 523781, 523343, 523782, 523784, 523334, 523341, 523553, 523325, 523342, 523335, 523336, 523555.