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HailEvidenceShepherdstown, WV → 2026-08-27

Did it hail in Shepherdstown, WV on August 27, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 5 hail reports within 10 miles of Shepherdstown, WV on August 27, 2026, with hail up to 1.50" (ping pong ball size).

These are preliminary same-day SPC storm reports; the official Storm Events record for this date is compiled by NWS over the following weeks. This page updates when it lands.

5hail reports ≤ 10 mi
1.50"largest hail · ping pong ball
19wind reports

Every recorded report near Shepherdstown on 2026-08-27

Distances are from the Shepherdstown city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 14 of 24.

DistanceTypeSize / speedTimeReported nearSource
0.3 mi Hail 1.00" (quarter) 22:00 UTC Shepherdstown, Jefferson SPC · preliminary
4.6 mi Wind speed n/a 21:50 UTC 2 SE Sharpsburg, Washington SPC · preliminary
8.2 mi Wind speed n/a 21:55 UTC 3 WNW Fairplay, Washington SPC · preliminary
8.4 mi Wind speed n/a 22:15 UTC 1 NE Gapland, Washington SPC · preliminary
8.5 mi Hail 1.50" (ping pong ball) 21:00 UTC 1 ESE Martinsburg, Berkeley SPC · preliminary
8.5 mi Wind speed n/a 22:16 UTC 1 ESE Gapland, Washington SPC · preliminary
8.9 mi Hail 1.00" (quarter) 21:37 UTC Martinsburg, Berkeley SPC · preliminary
9 mi Wind speed n/a 21:45 UTC Martinsburg, Berkeley SPC · preliminary
9.2 mi Wind speed n/a 21:50 UTC 2 SW Berkeley, Berkeley SPC · preliminary
9.4 mi Hail 1.50" (ping pong ball) 21:15 UTC 2 SSW Martinsburg, Berkeley SPC · preliminary
9.4 mi Wind speed n/a 21:34 UTC 2 SSW Martinsburg, Berkeley SPC · preliminary
9.4 mi Wind speed n/a 21:44 UTC 2 SSW Martinsburg, Berkeley SPC · preliminary
9.4 mi Wind speed n/a 21:47 UTC 1 N Martinsburg, Berkeley SPC · preliminary
9.4 mi Wind speed n/a 21:48 UTC 1 N Martinsburg, Berkeley SPC · preliminary

0.3 mi, hail: “Quarter size hail in Shepherdstown (LWX)”

4.6 mi, wind: “Several trees and wires down along Burnside Bridge Rd (LWX)”

8.2 mi, wind: “Trees down on MD-632 Downsville Pike/Dam Number 5 Rd at Spielman Rd (LWX)”

8.4 mi, wind: “Several trees and wires down along Townsend Rd (LWX)”

8.5 mi, hail: “Wind-driven hail up to ping pong ball size broke windows in the 100 block of Swartz St (LWX)”

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NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure.

sources: NOAA SPC page updated 2026-08-28