Storms in West Virginia in 1983
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in West Virginia in 1983, 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 1983 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
- 86
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
- 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 | 56 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1983
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, March 6, 1983
- Hail in West Virginia, March 7, 1983
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, March 27, 1983
April 1983
May 1983
June 1983
July 1983
- Hail in West Virginia, July 17, 1983
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 20, 1983
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 21, 1983
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 23, 1983
August 1983
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, August 1, 1983
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, August 3, 1983
- Hail and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, August 8, 1983
- Hail and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, August 9, 1983
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, August 11, 1983
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, August 22, 1983
- Hail and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, August 31, 1983
More
Every year in West VirginiaEvery state in 1983Tornadoes in West Virginia in 198319821984
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.