Storms in West Virginia in 1970
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in West Virginia in 1970, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
West Virginia in 1970 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 17
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $2.5 million
- Episodes
- 14
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 4 | 0 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| Hail | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1970
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, April 2, 1970
- Tornado in West Virginia, April 23, 1970
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, April 24, 1970
May 1970
June 1970
- Tornado in West Virginia, June 2, 1970
- Hail in West Virginia, June 5, 1970
- Hail and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, June 18, 1970
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, June 26, 1970
July 1970
August 1970
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, August 18, 1970
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, August 22, 1970
September 1970
More
Every year in West VirginiaEvery state in 1970Tornadoes in West Virginia in 197019691971
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.