SCOTT DEPOT, W. Va. – Powerful thunderstorms raced across portions of the Ohio Valley on Monday, producing large hail and strong wind gusts that knocked out power, damaged homes and vehicles and snapped trees like twigs.
The severe weather fired up on Monday afternoon, slamming cities in Ohio and West Virginia as a cold front plowed through the region.
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A video shared by FOX Weather Exclusive Storm Tracker Brandon Copic shows hail fog that developed after severe weather in Wheelersburg, Ohio, on Monday, April 14. In the video you can see a car that slid off the road during the severe weather.
A video shared by FOX Weather Exclusive Storm Tracker Brandon Copic showed him driving through so-called hail fog near Wheelersburg, Ohio, where he said “copious amounts of hail” had fallen during the extreme weather. Hail fog usually forms after a hailstorm. The chunks of ice that collect on the ground cool the air above them to the dew point, resulting in fog.
A video shared from Scott Depot, West Virginia, shows hail falling from the sky during a severe thunderstorm on Monday, April 14, 2025. In the video you can hear how loud the hail is as it slams into a home and on the ground.
Another video shared from West Virginia shows large hail falling in Scott Depot on Monday afternoon as powerful thunderstorms moved through. In the video, you can hear how loud the hail was as it slammed into a home and hit the ground.
This photo shows hail that fell in Scott Depot, West Virginia, on Monday, April 14, 2025.
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In Poca, West Virginia, quarter-sized hail fell during a storm on Monday afternoon.
A video recorded in the community shows hail pelting a car as the thunderstorm was impacting the area.
A video shared from Poca, West Virginia, shows hail pelting a car as a severe thunderstorm moved through the area on Monday, April 14, 2025.
According to storm reports from NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center, 3-inch hail, which is as large as a teacup, was reported near Lake Vesuvius in Lawrence County, Ohio. More reports of 2.25-inch hail were seen near Green Bottom in Cabell County, West Virginia.
Strong winds were also reported across the region, and numerous reports were received of trees that were brought down in Kentucky, West Virginia and Ohio.
