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 0.75". There are 0 public hail reports, 49 public wind reports, and 0 nearby tornado reports listed for the July 28, 2023 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Charleston, WV Hail Map
The July 28, 2023 hail swath map for Charleston, WV covers approximately 432 square miles and includes an estimated 35,388 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 283 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 23,110 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 283 sq mi | 23,110 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 134 sq mi | 11,971 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 14 sq mi | 307 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Charleston, WV Hail Swath Map
Inside the July 28, 2023 hail swath map area for Charleston, WV, HailGeeks estimates 17,290 single-family homes, 530 townhomes, and 3,234 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 11,844 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 11,844 | 391 | 2,469 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 5,293 | 137 | 762 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 153 | 2 | 3 |
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Counties Inside the Charleston, WV Hail Map
Hail from the July 28, 2023 storm was mapped across 21 counties in the Charleston, WV region. Putnam County, WV had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 0.75" with roughly 5,965 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Charleston, WV Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 9 cities near Charleston, WV. Teays Valley, WV had the strongest mapped signal at 0.50", with an estimated 3,323 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Charleston, WV Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the July 28, 2023 Charleston, WV hail map spans 44 ZIP codes. ZIP 25123 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 0.75" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 358.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the July 28, 2023 hail map for Charleston, WV currently list 0 public hail reports, 49 public wind reports, and 0 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No public hail reports are available for this event. | ||||
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
July 28, 2023 1:41 PM CT | 1 E Chesapeake | OH | Tree down. | |
July 28, 2023 1:42 PM CT | 6 NNW Harts | WV | Corrects time of previous tstm wnd dmg report from 6 NNW Harts. Trees and lines down. | |
July 28, 2023 2:00 PM CT | West Hamlin | WV | Trees and lines down. | |
July 28, 2023 2:01 PM CT | 7 SSE Hurricane | WV | Corrects time of previous tstm wnd dmg report from 7 SSE Hurricane. Power lines are down and in the trees. | |
July 28, 2023 2:09 PM CT | 2 NW Eleanor | WV | Charleston Rd/Midway Hollow Rd. Tree down across both lanes of traffic. | |
July 28, 2023 2:11 PM CT | 3 W Danville | WV | Tree down. | |
July 28, 2023 2:13 PM CT | 1 N Teays Valley | WV | Tree down. | |
July 28, 2023 2:13 PM CT | 7 SSW Madison | WV | Tree down. | |
July 28, 2023 2:15 PM CT | 7 SSW Madison | WV | Tree down. | |
July 28, 2023 2:15 PM CT | 3 N Teays Valley | WV | Received a report from the public of several trees down along Route 34 N between Teays Valley and Winfield. Time estimated from radar. | |
July 28, 2023 2:16 PM CT | 1 E Teays Valley | WV | Tree down at Scott Teays Elementary School. | |
July 28, 2023 2:20 PM CT | 2 WNW Teays Valley | WV | One tree across the roadway. | |
July 28, 2023 2:20 PM CT | 1 E Saint Albans | WV | Metro 911 report of trees down at Chestnut Street and Wilson Avenue in Saint Albans. | |
July 28, 2023 2:20 PM CT | 1 SE Nitro | WV | Metro 911 reports tree down on Blake Rd in Nitro. | |
July 28, 2023 2:24 PM CT | 4 SE Madison | WV | The emergency manager in Boone County sent two pictures of part of a roof and walls blown off of a trailer around the 40 block of Peaceful Dr in Madison. Time estimate via radar. | |
July 28, 2023 2:25 PM CT | 1 W Madison | WV | Tree down... blocking roadway. | |
July 28, 2023 2:25 PM CT | 1 ENE South Charleston | WV | Metro 911 report of trees down at Phillips Street and Valley Drive. | |
July 28, 2023 2:25 PM CT | 2 SSW South Charleston | WV | Metro 911 report of trees down at in the Trace Fork Shopping Center. | |
July 28, 2023 2:27 PM CT | 3 NE Hurricane | WV | Tree down. | |
July 28, 2023 2:27 PM CT | Hurricane | WV | Tree down. | |
July 28, 2023 2:27 PM CT | 1 WSW Madison | WV | Wires down. | |
July 28, 2023 2:30 PM CT | 8 SE Madison | WV | Tree down. | |
July 28, 2023 2:30 PM CT | 1 E Danville | WV | Approx. 7 trees down... blocking roadway. | |
July 28, 2023 2:30 PM CT | 1 WNW Danville | WV | Wires down. | |
July 28, 2023 2:30 PM CT | Charleston | WV | Metro 911 relays reports of trees down in the downtown area of Charleston. | |
July 28, 2023 2:30 PM CT | 2 WSW Charleston | WV | Metro 911 relays multiple reports of trees down in the South Hills area of Charleston. | |
July 28, 2023 2:32 PM CT | 2 NNW Hurricane | WV | Tree down. | |
July 28, 2023 2:32 PM CT | 3 W Coal Fork | WV | Metro 911 relays multiple reports of trees down in Kanawha City area of Charleston. | |
July 28, 2023 2:35 PM CT | 5 SSE Auburn | WV | The joint 911 center for Gilmer and Lewis counties reported a tree down in the 7600 block of Alice Road near the town of Coxs Mills. Time estimated via radar. | |
July 28, 2023 2:36 PM CT | 1 SE Sylvester | WV | Tree down. | |
July 28, 2023 2:36 PM CT | 6 E Chapmanville | WV | Tree down. | |
July 28, 2023 2:38 PM CT | 2 W Pinch | WV | Metro 911 reports tree down on Indian Creek Road in Bream. | |
July 28, 2023 2:39 PM CT | 2 W Poca | WV | Tree down. | |
July 28, 2023 2:50 PM CT | 2 NE Sand Fork | WV | Tree down in the roadway. | |
July 28, 2023 2:54 PM CT | 4 S Sand Fork | WV | Multiple trees and lines down in the area of Toler Run Rd & Dusk Camp Run Rd in Sand Fork. Lightning also struck a power pole and damaged a transformer. This report came in from The Gilmer and Lewis County Joint 911 Center. Time estimated from radar. | |
July 28, 2023 2:58 PM CT | 2 ENE Danville | WV | Wires down. | |
July 28, 2023 3:00 PM CT | Clay | WV | Trees reported down county wide. | |
July 28, 2023 3:04 PM CT | 1 SSW Beckley | WV | Raleigh County 911 Center reported there are live power lines down in the 3100 Block of Robert C Byrd Drive near Piney Avenue. Time estimated from Radar. | |
July 28, 2023 3:05 PM CT | 1 ENE Crab Orchard | WV | Corrects time of previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 ENE Crab Orchard. TREE ON THE LINES AND ITS SMOKING. | |
July 28, 2023 3:07 PM CT | 1 SSW Beckley | WV | POWER LINE DOWN LIVE IN THE ROADWAY. | |
July 28, 2023 3:08 PM CT | Sophia | WV | Raleigh County 911 Center reports power pole blown over in the 100 block of Walker Street in the town of Sophia. Time estimated via radar. | |
July 28, 2023 3:10 PM CT | Sophia | WV | TREE DOWN ON THE POWER LINE. NOT IN THE ROADWAY... ITS IN THE ALLEY. NO POWER. | |
July 28, 2023 3:10 PM CT | 3 SW Lester | WV | Power pole and lines down in the 100 block of Dewey Road in the town of Slab Fork. Report received via Raleigh County 911. Time estimated from radar. | |
July 28, 2023 3:15 PM CT | 1 SSW Coal City | WV | Corrects time of previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 SSW Coal City. JUST BEFORE EPPERLY RD. ADV TREE DOWN IN LIVE POWER LINES. NO FLAMES OR SPARKS SEEN. POWER IS OUT. TREE IS BLOCKING MOST OF RDWAY. LINES NOT DOWN. | |
July 28, 2023 3:16 PM CT | 3 N Rhodell | WV | TREE DOWN AND THE TREE IS SMOKING. LINES INVOLVED. | |
July 28, 2023 3:40 PM CT | 1 SSE Glenray | WV | Numerous trees and power poles down... including 300 year old oaks. A transformer was knocked down. | |
July 28, 2023 3:45 PM CT | 1 SSE Glenray | WV | At least 10 trees down along with damage to barn and crops. | |
July 28, 2023 3:45 PM CT | 2 SE Bingham | WV | Tree down on Bingham Road. | |
July 28, 2023 2:41 PM CT | 62 mph | 3 NE Charleston | WV | Corrects previous non-tstm wnd gst report from 3 NE Charleston. ASOS station KCRW Charleston Airport. |
| 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 28, 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 28, 2023 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Jul 14, 2023 through Jul 27, 2023, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 1.75". In this set, the strongest related map reached 1.75", and the most recent map shown is from Jul 27, 2023.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Charleston, WV
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