Storms in West Virginia in 1980
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in West Virginia in 1980, 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 1980 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
- 76
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 15
- Damage
- $5.1 million
- Episodes
- 19
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 | 47 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 7 | 0 | 15 | $5.1 million |
Every episode, month by month
April 1980
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, April 8, 1980
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, April 14, 1980
May 1980
June 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in West Virginia, June 3, 1980
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 7, 1980
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 15, 1980
- Tornado in West Virginia, June 23, 1980
July 1980
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 5, 1980
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 8, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in West Virginia, July 9, 1980
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, July 10, 1980
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, July 12, 1980
August 1980
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, August 1, 1980
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, August 8, 1980
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, August 11, 1980
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, August 21, 1980
September 1980
More
Every year in West VirginiaEvery state in 1980Tornadoes in West Virginia in 198019791981
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.