Storm History: Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Greenbrier 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
- 585
- Deaths
- 18
- Injuries
- 18
- Damage
- $50 million
- Episodes
- 296
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 164 | 1 | 1 | $885,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 158 | 0 | 1 | $1.6 million |
| Flash Flood | 84 | 16 | 0 | $44 million |
| Flood | 64 | 0 | 0 | $92,000 |
| Winter Storm | 43 | 0 | 0 | $120,000 |
| High Wind | 14 | 0 | 0 | $157,000 |
| Winter Weather | 11 | 0 | 10 | $175,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 7 | 0 | 3 | $3.1 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 3 | $10,000 |
| Debris Flow | 2 | 1 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2016
- Tornado, April 4, 1974
- Flash Flood, November 19, 2003
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Hail, May 9, 2003
- Flash Flood, January 19, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2014
- Tornado, March 21, 1962
- Tornado, June 22, 1990
- Hail, June 16, 1998
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2016
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2022
- Flash Flood, March 4, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2002
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2026
- Hail, June 12, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 21, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- High Wind, December 30, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025
- Hail, May 16, 2025
- Hail, April 14, 2025
- High Wind, March 16, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 2025
- High Wind, February 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Ice Storm, February 5, 2025
- Flood, February 1, 2025
- Flood, January 31, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 21, 2024
- Strong Wind, November 20, 2024
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2024
- Drought, August 27, 2024
- Hail, July 17, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2024
- Flood, May 24, 2024
- Hail, April 16, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2024
- Flood, January 27, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- Flood, February 16, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2022
- Hail, July 12, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 2022
- Hail, March 31, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2021
- Flood, June 7, 2021
- Flood, March 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, February 28, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2020
- Hail, August 6, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2020
- Hail, July 6, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2020
- Flood, April 12, 2020
- Strong Wind, March 29, 2020
- Flood, February 5, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 2, 2019
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Hail, July 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2019
- Hail, May 29, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2019
- Flood, January 19, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2018
- Ice Storm, November 14, 2018
- Flood, September 27, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 22, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 7, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2018
- Hail, May 5, 2018
- Flood, May 5, 2018
- Flood, April 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 13, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2018
- High Wind, March 1, 2018
- Flood, February 10, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 26, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2016
- Hail, June 23, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2016
- Tornado, June 21, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2016
- Hail, May 1, 2016
- Heavy Snow, April 8, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2015
- Lightning, June 14, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2015
- Lightning, May 11, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2015
- Debris Flow, March 10, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2015
- Flood, March 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 15, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2015
- Winter Weather, November 26, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2014
- Hail, July 23, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2013
- Heavy Rain, August 21, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2013
- Hail, June 13, 2013
- Flood, May 7, 2013
- Hail, October 18, 2012
- Hail, August 24, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2012
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2012
- Flash Flood, March 21, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 29, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 27, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2011
- Hail, June 5, 2011
- Hail, May 26, 2011
- Hail, May 12, 2011
- Flood, April 27, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 2011
- Hail, March 23, 2011
- Hail, March 21, 2011
- Flood, March 6, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, January 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2009
- Hail, July 25, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2009
- Hail, June 2, 2009
- Hail, May 16, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2008
- Hail, July 7, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2008
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Hail, June 16, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2008
- Hail, June 1, 2008
- Hail, May 11, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 4, 2008
- Hail, August 25, 2007
- Hail, August 24, 2007
- Hail, July 26, 2007
- Hail, July 19, 2007
- Hail, June 24, 2007
- Hail, June 14, 2007
- Hail, May 31, 2007
- Hail, May 23, 2007
- Hail, May 22, 2007
- Hail, May 2, 2007
- Flash Flood, April 15, 2007
- Heavy Rain, April 14, 2007
- Flood, March 2, 2007
- Flood, March 2, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 28, 2006
- Hail, September 28, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2006
- Hail, July 18, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2006
- Hail, May 14, 2006
- Hail, April 14, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2005
- Hail, June 6, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2004
- Hail, May 21, 2004
- Flash Flood, November 19, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2003
- Hail, May 9, 2003
- Hail, August 3, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2002
- Hail, July 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2002
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Greenbrier CountyEvery warning in Greenbrier 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.