Hail Swath Map Preview
The Charleston, WV hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 28, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 1.75". There are 5 public hail reports, 36 public wind reports, and 0 nearby tornado reports listed for the July 18, 2023 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Charleston, WV Hail Map
The July 18, 2023 hail swath map for Charleston, WV covers approximately 807 square miles and includes an estimated 42,952 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 375 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 19,118 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 375 sq mi | 19,118 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 291 sq mi | 16,300 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 101 sq mi | 5,321 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 24 sq mi | 1,483 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 11 sq mi | 606 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 4 sq mi | 91 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 2 sq mi | 33 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Charleston, WV Hail Swath Map
Inside the July 18, 2023 hail swath map area for Charleston, WV, HailGeeks estimates 20,615 single-family homes, 434 townhomes, and 2,940 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 9,799 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 9,799 | 238 | 1,448 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 7,066 | 169 | 1,111 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 2,616 | 27 | 310 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 724 | 0 | 49 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 322 | 0 | 22 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 62 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 26 | 0 | 0 |
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Counties Inside the Charleston, WV Hail Map
Hail from the July 18, 2023 storm was mapped across 25 counties in the Charleston, WV region. Mason County, WV had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 1.75" with roughly 2,229 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Charleston, WV Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 21 cities near Charleston, WV. Mason, WV had the strongest mapped signal at 1.00", with an estimated 325 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Charleston, WV Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the July 18, 2023 Charleston, WV hail map spans 71 ZIP codes. ZIP 25082 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 1.75" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 483.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the July 18, 2023 hail map for Charleston, WV currently list 5 public hail reports, 36 public wind reports, and 0 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
July 18, 2023 4:32 PM CT |
1.00 in | 9 W Buffalo | WV | Also spotted a funnel cloud forming and spinning... falling apart and forming again several times before it went over the hill while on the phone at 540 pm. |
July 18, 2023 4:36 PM CT |
1.00 in | Mason | WV | Hail between 1 inch to half dollar size. Time estimated from radar. Verified 1 inch hail from picture on social media. |
July 18, 2023 4:53 PM CT |
1.00 in | New Haven | WV | Also heard that a funnel cloud had been spotted. |
July 18, 2023 5:00 PM CT |
1.00 in | New Haven | WV | No National Weather Service description provided. |
July 18, 2023 5:07 PM CT |
1.00 in | Racine | OH | No National Weather Service description provided. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
July 18, 2023 4:45 PM CT | 6 SE Culloden | WV | Two trees down blocking State Route 34 South. | |
July 18, 2023 4:45 PM CT | 1 ESE Ironton | OH | Lawrence County 911 reporting a tree has fallen in the 2000 block of Murdock Road at Ora Richey Road. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 18, 2023 4:46 PM CT | 4 ENE Coal Grove | OH | Lawrence County 911 reporting a tree has fallen and is blocking the road in the 700 block of County Rd 6. in Ironton. Power lines were also compromised. Time estimated from Radar. | |
July 18, 2023 4:50 PM CT | Saint Albans | WV | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from Saint Albans. Large tree down. Power is also out. | |
July 18, 2023 4:54 PM CT | 7 NNW Harts | WV | Tree down on a house on Guyan River Road in Ranger. Time estimated from radar. | |
July 18, 2023 4:55 PM CT | 3 SSE Teays Valley | WV | Tree reported down. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 18, 2023 4:55 PM CT | 1 W Nitro | WV | Tree reported down. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 18, 2023 4:57 PM CT | 1 WNW Buffalo | WV | Tree down blocking the southbound lane of Winfield Rd at Plantation Rd in Fraziers Bottom. Time estimated by radar. Reported via Putnam County 911. | |
July 18, 2023 4:57 PM CT | 4 N Hurricane | WV | Putnam County 911 reported a tree down on Hurricane Creek Road at Coleman Creek Road near Hurricane. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 18, 2023 4:57 PM CT | 2 WSW Winfield | WV | Tree down in Winfield along State Route 34... in the 5000 block... near a business. Time estimated by radar. Report received from Putnam County 911 Center. | |
July 18, 2023 4:59 PM CT | 1 W Winfield | WV | Tree down in the 13000 block of Winfield Rd.... near a fast food restaurant. Time estimated by radar. Report received via Putnam County 911 Center. | |
July 18, 2023 4:59 PM CT | 1 ENE Winfield | WV | PUTNAM COUNTY 911-TREE DOWN... BLOCKING BOTH LANES IN THE 10000 BLOCK OF CHARLESTON RD IN HOMETOWN. LINES INVOLVED... UNSURE IF POWER LINES. ROAD IS NOT PASSABLE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
July 18, 2023 5:00 PM CT | 1 SW Nitro | WV | Received some pictures out of Nitro via social media of some medium and large size trees down in a backyard. A shed was damaged due to one of the trees falling. Time estimated from radar. | |
July 18, 2023 5:00 PM CT | Syracuse | OH | Multiple pictures of trees down or snapped in and around town of Syracuse sent on social media. Time radar estimated. | |
July 18, 2023 5:02 PM CT | 2 SW Poca | WV | Putnam County 911 is reporting a tree down in the 4000 block of Winfield Rd near an industrial park. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 18, 2023 5:02 PM CT | 7 E Lake Vesuvius | OH | Tree down on state route 93. Time estimated from radar. | |
July 18, 2023 5:03 PM CT | Hartford City | WV | 15 to 20 trees down between Hartford and the Jackson county line. Power poles also down in this area in 2 separate places. Time estimated from radar. | |
July 18, 2023 5:05 PM CT | 1 SSE Ironton | OH | Tree down near the intersection of Oak Street and South 4th Street. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 18, 2023 5:07 PM CT | Racine | OH | Several trees and large limbs reported down in town. Time estimated from radar. | |
July 18, 2023 5:10 PM CT | 4 E Coal Grove | OH | Tree reported down on State Route 243. Time estimated from radar. | |
July 18, 2023 5:12 PM CT | 7 NNW Harts | WV | Multiple trees and power lines down in the area of Ranger. | |
July 18, 2023 5:36 PM CT | 5 E Hamden | OH | Tree down near intersection of 324 and state route 160. | |
July 18, 2023 5:42 PM CT | 11 NNW Clendenin | WV | Tree down along Ambler Road. | |
July 18, 2023 5:44 PM CT | 10 E Kenna | WV | Tree and power lines down along Harmony Road. Time estimated from radar. | |
July 18, 2023 6:00 PM CT | 11 SSE Spencer | WV | Power lines and tree down along Poca Road. | |
July 18, 2023 6:04 PM CT | 3 ESE Spencer | WV | Tree down along Slate Road. | |
July 18, 2023 6:05 PM CT | Glenville | WV | Tree and power lines down. Time estimated from radar. | |
July 18, 2023 6:06 PM CT | 1 NNE Glenville | WV | Power out in the area of Glennville. | |
July 18, 2023 6:10 PM CT | 2 WSW Glenville | WV | Tree reported down blocking both lanes of U.S. Highway 33 West. | |
July 18, 2023 6:11 PM CT | Glenville | WV | Multiple trees reported down and carports flipped. | |
July 18, 2023 6:13 PM CT | 2 N Sand Fork | WV | Multiple reports reports of trees and lines down in the Sand Fork Area. Time estimated from radar. | |
July 18, 2023 6:14 PM CT | Glenville | WV | Power pole and transformer down. | |
July 18, 2023 6:19 PM CT | 1 NE Sand Fork | WV | Multiple trees down along Sand Fork Road. Time estimated from radar. | |
July 18, 2023 6:19 PM CT | Sand Fork | WV | Multiple trees down. Route 5 is shut down just past Sand Fork. Time estimated from radar. | |
July 18, 2023 6:19 PM CT | Sand Fork | WV | Trees and power lines down. 2 broken power poles. Time estimated from radar. | |
July 18, 2023 6:31 PM CT | 3 ESE Sand Fork | WV | Trees down near the intersection of route 5. Time estimated from radar. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No public tornado reports are available for this event. | ||||
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the July 18, 2023 Charleston, WV storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
Related Hail Maps in the Charleston, WV Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Charleston, WV region as the July 18, 2023 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Jun 26, 2023 through Jul 17, 2023, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 1.50". In this set, the strongest related map reached 1.50", and the most recent map shown is from Jul 17, 2023.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Charleston, WV
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