Hail Map in West Virginia on April 8, 2020

The weather event in West Virginia on April 8, 2020 includes Wind, Tornado, and Hail maps. 17 states and 1,604 cities were impacted and suffered possible damage. The total estimated number of properties impacted is 32,188.

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Hail map in West Virginia on April 8, 2020

Wind

Tornado

Hail

32,188

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 1.00" hail or larger

616

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 1.75" hail or larger

0

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 2.50" hail or larger

Storm reports in West Virginia

West Virginia

Date	Description
04/08/20203:40 PM CDT	Some trees are down and broken with power outages in the welch... Avondale... And gary communities. One house damaged from a tree falling on it in gary.
04/08/20203:37 PM CDT	Quarter size hail reported near ripplemead.
04/08/20203:25 PM CDT	Tree down on red sulphur turnpike.
04/08/20203:20 PM CDT	Large tree down on mercer springs rd.
04/08/20202:58 PM CDT	Reported blowing hail and that hail was covering the ground.
04/08/20202:52 PM CDT	Report from mping: 1-inch tree limbs broken; shingles blown off.
04/08/20202:33 PM CDT	Tree fell through a house. Also small hail of unknown size. Em took information from public.
04/08/20202:21 PM CDT	A local report indicates 1.50 inch wind near 2 NE LINDSIDE
04/08/20202:19 PM CDT	A strong thunderstorms moved southeast across monroe county... Damaging a shed and downing two trees in lindside per a report via social media.
04/08/20202:18 PM CDT	Corrects previous hail report from 1 nw lindside.
04/08/20202:18 PM CDT	Hail up to the size of half dollars covering the ground.
04/08/20202:15 PM CDT	A local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near 1 NW LINDSIDE
04/08/20202:10 PM CDT	A local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near 3 NE RED SULPHUR SPRING
04/08/20202:04 PM CDT	Wind gust measured on rooftop weather station. Tree limb fell through the roof of an unoccupied car nearby. Also... Quarter sized hail was observed.
04/08/20201:53 PM CDT	Report from mping: 1-inch tree limbs broken; shingles blown off.
04/08/20201:44 PM CDT	Report from mping: 3-inch tree limbs broken; power poles broken.
04/08/20201:32 PM CDT	Report from mping: half dollar
04/08/20201:27 PM CDT	Pictures of quarter size hail near bragg.
04/08/20201:20 PM CDT	Report from dhsem regional liaison.
04/08/20201:08 PM CDT	Time estimated from radar.
04/08/20201:00 PM CDT	A local report indicates 1.25 inch wind near MOUNT HOPE
04/08/202012:30 PM CDT	Trees and logs blocking both lanes of smith creek road.
04/08/202011:41 AM CDT	A local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near SAINT ALBANS
04/08/202011:36 AM CDT	Report from mping: quarter
04/08/202011:35 AM CDT	A local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near 1 W TEAYS VALLEY
04/08/202011:35 AM CDT	Report from mping: quarter
04/08/202011:35 AM CDT	Nws employee 2 miles west of teays valley.
04/08/202011:30 AM CDT	Hail fell from 12:20 to 12:35. Mainly pea to dime size... But had a bit of quarter size mixed in starting around 12:30.
04/08/20208:18 AM CDT	Tree down in pinch. Time estimated from radar.
04/08/20208:18 AM CDT	Tree down in elkview.
04/08/20208:18 AM CDT	Tree down in pinch. Time estimated from radar. Lsr corrected for location.
04/08/20207:47 AM CDT	At 1246 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Ellwood City to 9 miles southwest of Carrollton, moving southeast at 80 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 60 mph and quarter-size hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines, resulting in some power outages. Locations impacted include... Ross Township... McCandless Township... Cranberry... Moon Township... Weirton... Steubenville... Franklin Park... East Liverpool... Aliquippa... Monaca... Wellsville... Cadiz...This includes the following highways... Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 21 and 43. Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 64 and 86. Interstate 376 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 36 and 58.
04/08/20207:27 AM CDT	At 1227 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Teays Valley, or near Nitro, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Charleston, Nitro, Jefferson, South Charleston, St. Albans, Dunbar, Hurricane, Marmet, Poca, Alum Creek, Institute, Tornado, Coal Fork, Teays Valley and Cross Lanes.This includes the following highways... Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 96 and 103. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 33 and 57. West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 90 and 95. Route 119 between mile markers 66 and 80.
04/08/20207:23 AM CDT	At 1223 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Navarre to near Boardman, moving southeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 60 mph and quarter-size hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines, resulting in some power outages. Locations impacted include... New Castle... Salem... East Liverpool... Beaver Falls... Columbiana... Monaca... East Palestine... Wellsville... Carrollton... Ellwood City... New Brighton... Beaver...This includes the following highways... Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 1 and 24. Interstate 77 in Ohio between mile markers 89 and 94. Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 83 and 88. Interstate 376 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 31 and 40.
04/08/20203:50 AM CDT	At 849 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Winfield, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Sissonville, Pinch, Elkview and Liberty. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 2 and 15. Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 107 and 116.
04/08/20201:40 AM CDT	Reports of numerous trees down in the mill creek area. Time estimated from radar.
04/08/20201:36 AM CDT	Several trees down in the valley head area. Time estimated from radar.
04/08/20201:35 AM CDT	1 tree down on shelby road.
04/08/20201:24 AM CDT	Trees down along wv 305 near surveyor. Time estimated from radar.
04/08/20201:20 AM CDT	Trees down along wv 99.
04/08/20201:00 AM CDT	Trees down in smithers.
04/08/202012:54 AM CDT	Trees reported down in the area of dixie. Time estimated from radar.
04/08/202012:49 AM CDT	Tree down.
04/08/202012:45 AM CDT	Social media pictures of multiple trees down along leatherwood road... Including many healthy pine trees.
04/08/202012:32 AM CDT	Report from mping: 3-inch tree limbs broken; power poles broken.
04/08/202012:31 AM CDT	2 trees down on clay road.
04/08/202012:25 AM CDT	Peak sustained 44.3 mph with gust of 58.2 mph at kwvwalto3.
04/08/202012:15 AM CDT	Report from mping: 3-inch tree limbs broken; power poles broken.
04/08/202012:15 AM CDT	Down tree on winfield road.
04/08/202012:13 AM CDT	Report from social media of trees blown down onto power pole which then landed on a house with downed lines then resulting in a fire.
04/08/202012:10 AM CDT	Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from saint albans. Moses used car building destroyed. Very little additional damage noted in the area and witnesses report no rota
04/08/202012:08 AM CDT	A 180 foot radio tower was blown over. The moses fiat building collapsed. Saint albans window... A business... Had their roof blown off.
04/08/202012:07 AM CDT	Roof blown off house in liberty.
04/08/202012:05 AM CDT	Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from saint albans. A large section was knocked out of the top of a 180 ft communications tower off browns creek rd.
04/08/202012:04 AM CDT	Swing set tossed into yard from neighbor's yard.
04/08/202012:04 AM CDT	Approximately 50 ft of a 180 ft communications tower knocked over.
04/08/202012:00 AM CDT	Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 e hurricane. Microburst with maximum winds of 70 to 80 mph damaged the roofs of several houses and snapped and uprooted mul
04/08/202012:00 AM CDT	8-10 homes damaged/roofs destroyed between hurricane and teays valley.
04/08/202012:00 AM CDT	Social media pictures showing roof damage to a house. Also... Back patio destroyed and blowin into the front yard.
04/07/202011:58 PM CDT	Spotter has anemometer.
04/07/202011:58 PM CDT	Quarter size hail.
04/07/202011:52 PM CDT	A local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near UPLAND
04/07/202011:48 PM CDT	Lasted about 3 minutes.
04/07/202011:45 PM CDT	Pieces of house were blown off
04/07/202011:42 PM CDT	Large healthy tree down in huntington. Picture on social media. Time estimated from radar data.
04/07/202011:42 PM CDT	At 442 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Kire to Pembroke to White Gate, moving southeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Blacksburg... Christiansburg... Radford... Dublin... Newport... Pilot... and Shawsville.This includes The following Location Virginia Tech.
04/07/202011:39 PM CDT	Tree limbs less than 4 inches and at least one power pole broken.
04/07/202011:33 PM CDT	At 433 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of Rock Cave, or 15 miles northeast of Sutton, moving southeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Mill Creek, Rock Cave, Holly River State, Mingo, Huttonsville, Alexander, Monterville, Eden, Helvetia, Pickens, Cleveland, Waneta, Alton, Walkersville, Hacker Valley, Kanawha Head, Ireland, Valley Head and Falls Mills.
04/07/202011:22 PM CDT	At 422 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Wayside to near Elgood to near Kegley, moving southeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Blacksburg... Princeton... Pearisburg... Narrows... Pembroke... Peterstown... and Newport.
04/07/202010:58 PM CDT	At 357 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Shady Spring to near Flat Top to near Mullens to near Oceana, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Beckley, Welch, Pineville, Mullens, Mabscott, Oceana, Sophia, Gary, Northfork, Crab Orchard, Macarthur, Shady Spring, Beaver, Coal City, Twin Falls State Park, Daniels, Hanover, Stanaford, Piney View and Amherstdale-Robinette.This includes the following highways... West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 28 and 43. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 120 and 132.
04/07/202010:50 PM CDT	At 350 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lake Hope State Park, moving east at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Athens, Albany, Coolville, Lake Hope State Park, Tuppers Plains, Chester, Darwin, Stroud Run State Park, The Plains and Little Hocking.
04/07/202010:34 PM CDT	At 333 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Marietta, moving southeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Marietta, Harrisville, St. Marys, Williamstown, Pennsboro, Belmont, North Bend State Park, Newport, Ellenboro, Cairo, Willow Island, Maxwell, Schultz, Mountain, Hebron, Pike, Highland and Devola.This includes the following highways... Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 185 and 186. Interstate 77 in Ohio between mile markers 1 and 6. Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 29 and 44.
04/07/202010:28 PM CDT	At 327 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Powellton to 11 miles northwest of Dry Creek to near Bald Knob to near Van, moving south at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Beckley, Pineville, Mullens, Mabscott, Oceana, Sophia, Crab Orchard, Dry Creek, Macarthur, Bradley, Shady Spring, Beaver, Bald Knob, Stanaford, Coal City, Prosperity, Amherstdale-Robinette, Twin Falls State Park, Daniels and Piney View.This includes the following highways... West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 28 and 52. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 120 and 128. Route 19 between mile markers 1 and 3.
04/07/202010:26 PM CDT	At 326 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Buchtel, or near Athens, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Athens, Glouster, Coolville, Chauncey, Jacksonville, Trimble, Amesville, Fleming, Stroud Run State Park, Bartlett, The Plains and Little Hocking.
04/07/202010:10 PM CDT	At 310 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Madison, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Madison, Van, Wharton, Bald Knob, Amherstdale-Robinette, Turtle Creek, Blair, Prenter, Sharples and Jeffrey.This includes Route 119 between mile markers 47 and 48.
04/07/202010:02 PM CDT	At 302 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pleasant Valley, or over Fairmont, moving east at 70 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 60 mph and quarter-size hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines, resulting in some power outages. Locations impacted include... Fairmont... Pleasant Valley... Barrackville... Monongah... Worthington... Carolina... Bentons Ferry... Colfax... White Hall... Idamay... Valley Falls... This includes Interstate 79 in West Virginia between mile markers130 and 137.
04/07/20209:57 PM CDT	At 257 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Winfield, or 7 miles northeast of Fairmont, moving southeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 60 mph and quarter-size hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines, resulting in some power outages. Locations impacted include... Morgantown... Fairmont... Westover... Winfield... Barrackville... Granville... Newburg... Brookhaven... Cassville... Rivesville... Reedsville... Masontown...This includes the following highways... Interstate 68 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 5. Interstate 79 in West Virginia between mile markers 138 and 154.
04/07/20209:48 PM CDT	At 247 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tornado, or 8 miles east of Hamlin, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Locations impacted include... Madison, Julian, Alum Creek, Danville, Seth, Foster, Griffithsville, Sod, Woodville, Ashford, Yawkey and Racine.This includes Route 119 between mile markers 53 and 68.
04/07/20209:16 PM CDT	At 215 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Piney View, or near Beckley, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Beckley, Oak Hill, Mount Hope, Bradley, Prosperity, Piney View, Stanaford, Shady Spring, Daniels, Beaver, Meadow Bridge and Thurmond.This includes the following highways... West Virginia Turnpike near mile marker 47. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 124 and 137. Route 19 between mile markers 1 and 14.
04/07/20208:39 PM CDT	At 139 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Burnwell, or 17 miles west of Fayetteville, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Beckley, Fayetteville, Oak Hill, Montgomery, Mount Hope, Bradley, Prosperity, Burnwell, Powellton, Piney View, Stanaford, Handley, Pax, Thurmond, Leewood, Dawes, Eskdale and Artie.This includes the following highways... West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 45 and 79. Route 19 between mile markers 1 and 18.
04/07/20208:08 PM CDT	At 108 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Teays Valley, or near Nitro, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Charleston, Nitro, Jefferson, South Charleston, St. Albans, Dunbar, Hurricane, Chesapeake, Marmet, Belle, Alum Creek, Institute, Tornado, Coal Fork, Teays Valley, Cross Lanes and Ashford.This includes the following highways... Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 96 and 101. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 38 and 40, andbetween mile markers 46 and 57. West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 86 and 95. Route 119 between mile markers 67 and 80.

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Cities Impacted by Hail Map on April 8, 2020

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