Funnel Cloud in West Virginia

Events

22

Deaths

0

Injuries

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Damage

None recorded

• Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, May 10 to 11, 2003$1.2 million · 1.5 in hail · 23 eventsSeveral rounds of showers and thunderstorms formed, along and south a warm frontal boundary. Flooding, gusty winds, hail, and even a funnel cloud were observed.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, May 1 to 2, 2016$357,000 · 2 in hail · 37 eventsAs the calendar was flipped from April to May, widespread showers occurred during the overnight hours. The showers were heaviest in the southern coal field counties of West Virginia. Rain amounts of 1.5 to 2.25 inches occurred by 0800E.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flood in West Virginia, July 27, 2014$184,000 · EF1 · 20 eventsWell ahead of a strong cold front in Indiana, one cluster of thunderstorms moved southeast through Ohio during the afternoon, reaching northern West Virginia during the evening hours.
• Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 4, 2008$264,000 · 74 kt wind · 19 eventsA stalled front resided across the Mid Atlantic during the afternoon and evening of June 4th, allowing moisture and instability to pool along the boundary.
• Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 1, 2022$222,000 · 50 kt wind · 10 eventsShowers and thunderstorms, mainly in broken lines, accompanied a cold front across the region during the afternoon and evening hours of May 1st.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 30 to 31, 2009$52,000 · 1.75 in hail · 27 eventsThunderstorms approached western West Virginia from southern Ohio and northern Kentucky by early evening on the 30th. The region was in a northwest flow aloft. Some of the thunderstorms strengthened, with high reflectivity cores observed on weather radar.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 8, 2022$18,000 · 2 in hail · 33 eventsStorms that produced large hail and high winds developed across the Ohio River Valley on the evening of June 8th. Numerous supercell storms formed hours before reaching eastern Ohio along an advancing warm front; the main threat occurred between 6pm and 10pm.
• Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 3, 2022$48,000 · 56 kt wind · 7 eventsNumerous thunderstorms impacted the region during the afternoon and evening hours of May 3rd. Lift was be supported by a shortwave trough and a cold front crossing the Ohio Valley.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 11, 20081.5 in hail · 18 eventsSquall lines, with embedded bow echoes, moved ahead of a cold front across southern West Virginia. The front was associated with a deep surface low pressure in the Midwest and a strong upper level trough.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 20, 2008$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 12 eventsMulticellular thunderstorms formed in the late afternoon heat, ahead of a weak summer cold front in the Ohio Valley. The first cluster of storms formed across northern West Virginia.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 26, 2006$3,000 · 1 in hail · 11 eventsThe strongest thunderstorms were during the heat of the mid and late afternoon hours. A few cells had large hail and considerable cloud to ground lightning. Other cells developed by early evening, ahead of a weak cold front.
• Damaging Winds in West Virginia, August 12, 2023$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 9 eventsA passing mid-level disturbance was the trigger for late-day and evening thunderstorms on August 12th. Strong to severe thunderstorms pressed in from southeast Ohio during the afternoon and passed through north central West Virginia.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, April 14, 2025$1,000 · 1.25 in hail · 5 eventsStorms developed along and in advance of a cold front. Some of these storms became strong enough to produce damaging winds and hail.
• Funnel Cloud in West Virginia, May 28, 19961 event
• Funnel Cloud in West Virginia, May 28, 19961 event
• Funnel Cloud in West Virginia, June 14, 19961 eventNumerous reports were received of funnel clouds south of Wheeling.
• Funnel Cloud in West Virginia, April 15, 19961 eventA funnel cloud was spotted near Moundsville.
• Funnel Cloud in West Virginia, May 24, 19981 eventA spotter reported a funnel cloud near Kingwood.
• Funnel Cloud in West Virginia, July 30, 20081 eventA warm front moved north through the Mid Atlantic on the morning of July 30th, bringing increased heat and humidity to the region. An upper level disturbance then moved through the region during the afternoon.
• Funnel Cloud in West Virginia, August 31, 20141 eventAn individual thunderstorm cell became stronger on the southeastern edge of a larger cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving east out of Kentucky. A tight low level circulation was detected by weather radar over Mingo County for a brief time.

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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.