Storm History: Calhoun County, West Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Calhoun County, West Virginia: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 310
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $5.5 million
- Episodes
- 280
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 57 | 0 | 0 | $2.9 million |
| Hail | 43 | 0 | 3 | $930,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 37 | 0 | 0 | $27,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 21 | 0 | 0 | $118,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 18 | 1 | 0 | $867,000 |
| Winter Storm | 15 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Winter Weather | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 13 | 0 | 0 | $29,000 |
| Heat | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 10 | 0 | 0 | $111,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 0 | 0 | $45,000 |
| Strong Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $14,000 |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | $400,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 3 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2005
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Flash Flood, February 18, 2000
- Flash Flood, March 1, 1997
- Ice Storm, February 16, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 27, 1998
- Flood, May 4, 2009
- Flood, March 2, 1997
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2020
- Flood, May 10, 2003
- Tornado, July 8, 2014
- Flood, November 19, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2008
- Flood, November 22, 2011
- Hail, May 26, 2015
- Hail, June 16, 1998
- Flood, September 2, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2018
- Flood, February 24, 2019
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 16, 1998
- Hail, May 26, 2019
- Flood, April 28, 2002
- Flash Flood, February 19, 2026
- Hail, May 3, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2019
- Hail, March 21, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2011
- Hail, June 8, 2006
- Hail, June 20, 2001
- Hail, June 11, 1994
- Hail, June 24, 1992
- Hail, July 12, 1991
- Hail, May 16, 1990
- Hail, June 30, 1990
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2026
- Hail, May 13, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2026
- Strong Wind, March 13, 2026
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2026
- Flash Flood, February 19, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2026
- High Wind, December 29, 2025
- High Wind, December 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 10, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Drought, September 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2025
- Hail, March 15, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 6, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Strong Wind, December 29, 2024
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2024
- Drought, September 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2024
- Drought, August 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2024
- Tornado, May 9, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2024
- High Wind, January 12, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 13, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 15, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2019
- Hail, May 26, 2019
- Hail, May 3, 2019
- Flood, February 24, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 2017
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2016
- Tornado, June 23, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Strong Wind, March 1, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 25, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2015
- Hail, May 26, 2015
- Flood, March 4, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 23, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2015
- Strong Wind, November 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 4, 2014
- Tornado, July 8, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2014
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 25, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 22, 2013
- Ice Storm, December 8, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2012
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Flood, November 22, 2011
- Hail, September 26, 2011
- Heat, July 28, 2011
- Heat, July 20, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2011
- Hail, March 21, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2010
- Tornado, September 16, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009
- Flood, May 4, 2009
- Hail, February 11, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2009
- Hail, June 23, 2008
- Hail, June 20, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2008
- Hail, June 1, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 5, 2007
- Hail, August 16, 2007
- Hail, June 13, 2007
- Hail, June 5, 2007
- Hail, March 14, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2007
- Hail, June 8, 2006
- Hail, June 4, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Hail, May 2, 2006
- Drought, October 1, 2005
- Drought, September 1, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2005
- Flood, July 25, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2004
- Frost/Freeze, May 4, 2004
- Frost/Freeze, April 28, 2004
- Flood, April 12, 2004
- Flood, March 6, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Flood, November 19, 2003
- Frost/Freeze, October 3, 2003
- Flood, September 2, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2003
- Flood, May 10, 2003
- Hail, May 9, 2003
- Flood, February 22, 2003
- Ice Storm, February 16, 2003
- Heavy Snow, January 26, 2003
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 2002
- Heavy Rain, October 1, 2002
- Drought, September 1, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2002
- Heavy Rain, August 1, 2002
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, May 19, 2002
- Hail, May 8, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2002
- Flood, April 28, 2002
- Flood, April 21, 2002
- Excessive Heat, April 16, 2002
- Flood, March 20, 2002
- Excessive Heat, January 31, 2002
- Excessive Heat, January 28, 2002
- Flood, January 24, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2002
- High Wind, December 14, 2001
- Heat, December 1, 2001
- Cold/Wind Chill, October 8, 2001
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2001
- Hail, June 20, 2001
- Tornado, May 21, 2001
- High Wind, March 13, 2001
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2001
- High Wind, February 25, 2001
- High Wind, February 9, 2001
- Excessive Heat, February 9, 2001
- High Wind, December 11, 2000
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, November 21, 2000
- High Wind, November 9, 2000
- Heavy Rain, November 1, 2000
- Cold/Wind Chill, October 8, 2000
- Heavy Rain, October 1, 2000
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2000
- Hail, August 9, 2000
- Hail, June 2, 2000
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2000
- Excessive Heat, March 8, 2000
- Excessive Heat, February 26, 2000
- Excessive Heat, February 25, 2000
- Flash Flood, February 18, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2000
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2000
- High Wind, January 11, 2000
- High Wind, January 10, 2000
- Excessive Heat, January 2, 2000
- Heavy Rain, December 13, 1999
- Drought, October 1, 1999
- Drought, September 1, 1999
- Drought, August 1, 1999
- Drought, July 1, 1999
- Drought, June 1, 1999
- Strong Wind, April 16, 1999
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 1999
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 1999
- Winter Weather, February 12, 1999
- Heat, February 11, 1999
- Heat, January 22, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 8, 1999
- Heavy Rain, January 1, 1999
- Heat, December 6, 1998
- Heavy Rain, November 1, 1998
- Heat, September 14, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 27, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 26, 1998
- Hail, June 16, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 15, 1998
- Heat, March 26, 1998
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 10, 1998
- Cold/Wind Chill, November 1, 1997
- Cold/Wind Chill, October 23, 1997
- Heavy Rain, September 28, 1997
- Cold/Wind Chill, September 4, 1997
- Cold/Wind Chill, May 23, 1997
- Cold/Wind Chill, May 7, 1997
- Cold/Wind Chill, April 1, 1997
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Calhoun CountyEvery warning in Calhoun County since 1986Every county in West Virginia
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.