STORM BRIEF · NOAA PRELIMINARY REPORTS · UPDATED 2026-10-21
West Virginia hail reports, last 90 days.
15 preliminary hail reports on 6 days, 1 of them at two inches or larger. NOAA logs hail from one inch, the size that starts shingle claims. Last report Sep 21. Below: where it hit, then what a roofer may and may not do in West Virginia before the first door.
| Date | Time | Hail | Place | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | 22:26 UTC | 1.50" | 3 NW Beech Fork State P | Wayne |
| Sep 21 | 21:39 UTC | 1.00" | 1 NNE Pipestem | Summers |
| Sep 3 | 21:41 UTC | 1.50" | 1 ESE Bethany | Brooke |
| Aug 27 | 22:00 UTC | 1.00" | Shepherdstown | Jefferson |
| Aug 27 | 21:37 UTC | 1.00" | Martinsburg | Berkeley |
| Aug 27 | 21:20 UTC | 1.25" | Martinsburg | Berkeley |
| Aug 27 | 21:15 UTC | 1.50" | 2 SSW Martinsburg | Berkeley |
| Aug 27 | 21:00 UTC | 1.50" | 1 ESE Martinsburg | Berkeley |
| Aug 22 | 22:47 UTC | 1.00" | Capon Springs | Hampshire |
| Aug 22 | 22:32 UTC | 1.75" | 4 W Capon Springs | Hampshire |
| Aug 22 | 22:14 UTC | 1.00" | 3 S Delray | Hampshire |
| Aug 22 | 21:44 UTC | 1.25" | 4 NE Inkerman | Hampshire |
| Aug 10 | 22:37 UTC | 1.25" | 2 N Point Pleasant | Mason |
| Aug 10 | 22:30 UTC | 1.75" | 5 NNE Point Pleasant | Mason |
| Jul 28 | 20:14 UTC | 2.00" | 1 NE Shenandoah Junctio | Jefferson |
NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary reports, public domain; times are UTC; sizes are as reported, not surveyed. Full 120-day file: reports.json.
What a roofer may and may not do in West Virginia.
Solicitation and rescission
Federal floor: FTC Cooling-Off Rule, 16 C.F.R. §§ 429.0–429.1 — a door-to-door sale of $25 or more agreed at the buyer's home carries a 3-business-day right to cancel, with a narrow exemption where the buyer initiated the call for emergency repairs and signs a dated waiver. Checked at law.cornell.edu, 2026-08-15. State law can add to this floor; it… Full entry and sources →
Deductiblenot located
No West Virginia statute prohibiting a contractor from waiving, rebating or absorbing the homeowner's deductible was located in this pass. Absorbing a deductible can also be attacked as insurance fraud independent of any roofing statute. Confirm before you ever discount for it. Full entry and sources →
Contractor adjustingnot located
for West Virginia. This pack does not assert where West Virginia draws the line between documenting a roof and adjusting a claim. Public-adjuster licensing is issued by the insurance regulator, not the contractor board — put the question to the West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner in writing before you negotiate, interpret coverage, or… Full entry and sources →
Licence
State licence Full entry and sources →
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