a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding. 2. the loss of assets, especially in large amounts. 3. any widespread or uncontrolled loss or diffusion. verb (used without object), hemorrhaged, hemorrhaging. 4. to bleed profusely.
Shinnston is a city and former coal town in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States, along the West Fork River. In 1778 Levi Shinn constructed his log home along what is now Route 19, today it is the oldest standing structure in North Central West Virginia.
The deadliest tornado in West Virginia's history struck Shinnston at 8:30 p.m., June 23, 1944. Sixty-six people died in the town and surrounding area. The total number of people killed by the tornado was 103, with 430 serious injuries.