Storms in West Virginia in 1986
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in West Virginia in 1986, 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 1986 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
- 44
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $500,000
- 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 | 31 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hail | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 2 | 0 | 1 | $500,000 |
Every episode, month by month
February 1986
May 1986
- Hail in West Virginia, May 7, 1986
- Hail in West Virginia, May 8, 1986
- Hail in West Virginia, May 20, 1986
June 1986
July 1986
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, July 9, 1986
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, July 11, 1986
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, July 12, 1986
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 13, 1986
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, July 14, 1986
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 17, 1986
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 19, 1986
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 20, 1986
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, July 28, 1986
August 1986
October 1986
More
Every year in West VirginiaEvery state in 1986Tornadoes in West Virginia in 1986Warnings in West Virginia in 198619851987
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.