Hail in Barbour County, West Virginia

Hail April 23, 1999 · Barbour County, West Virginia

1.5 in

Hail diameter

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The county emergency manager reported 172 residences were damaged, mostly from the hail. A fewlocations had street flooding from the downpour and gusty winds. The Belington Industrial Park sustained damage. The most concentrated damage was around Calhoun, Corley, and Mount Liberty. Estimated of hail damage to upwards of 500 vehicles were received. Over 100 of these vehicles were located at the Philippi Barbour High School. A few windows were also broken at the high school.

The wider storm

Two separate thunderstorm complexes with large hail developed ahead of a strong cold front. One complex was across the north central counties, while the other was along the southern border counties. The most damage occurred in Barbour County.

Began near Philippi (39.1500, -80.0300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5686220. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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