Hail in West Virginia

Events

3,144

Deaths

1

Injuries

3

Damage

$33 million

• Tornado and Flash Flooding in West Virginia, June 23 to 24, 20167 deaths · 2 injured · $121 million · EF1 · 69 eventsMultiple rounds of convection resulted in wind damage and flooding. Flash flooding on small streams turned into river flooding. A historic and record setting flood occurred along portions of the Elk and Gauley Rivers in central West Virginia.
• Tornado and Hail in West Virginia, April 9, 19912 deaths · 86 injured · $3,000 · F0 · 65 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 29, 20123 deaths · $54 million · 1 in hail · 68 eventsOn the second day of a developing heat wave, under a sunny sky, afternoon temperatures reached record levels. The lowlands saw thermometers reach into the upper 90s and above 100 degrees. For example, both Huntington and Charleston had 103 degrees.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, June 27 to 30, 19982 deaths · 1 injured · $19 million · 63 kt wind · 65 eventsThree consecutive nights of thunderstorms left western and northern counties with wind damage and flooding. The first night was from Friday evening, the 26th, into early Saturday morning, the 27th.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in West Virginia, May 2 to 4, 20022 deaths · $90 million · 1.5 in hail · 8 eventsRepetitive showers and thunderstorms moved rapidly across the southern coal fields, from the late morning hours to the early evening, on a Thursday, the 2nd of May.
• Tornadoes and Flooding in West Virginia, April 2 to 7, 20241 death · 1 injured · $1.4 million · EF2 · 106 eventsA strong area of low pressure tracking through the Ohio Valley caused multiple rounds of thunderstorms across the state of West Virginia on April 2nd and 3rd.
• Tornadoes and Hail in West Virginia, June 3, 198015 injured · $5.0 million · F3 · 6 events
• Flash Flooding and Flood in West Virginia, May 18 to 19, 20012 deaths · $1.1 million · 2 in hail · 17 eventsA rotating supercell developed in southeast Ohio, then moved across Mason and Jackson counties. The large hail damaged houses and vehicles. In its wake, a larger complex of thunderstorms moved through.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in West Virginia, March 2 to 3, 2012$2.9 million · EF3 · 17 eventsA deepening low pressure system was lifting northeast out of central Illinois around midday on Friday, the 2nd. It reached southern Michigan by evening. By late afternoon its associated warm front had pulled north into central Ohio and into central West Virginia near Charleston.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, May 30 to 31, 20041 death · $17 million · 1.25 in hail · 23 eventsThe flash flooding in Mingo, Logan, and Wyoming Counties became part of the federal disaster area. Additional flooding, but on a more localized scale, would occur in the disaster area in early June. Around 500 National Guard troops were used in the flood cleanup and recovery.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, February 11, 20091 death · $905,000 · 74 kt wind · 55 eventsA strong low pressure center tracked from Missouri to Michigan. Meanwhile, its associated upper level trough pushed a cold front through West Virginia on either side of sunset.
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in West Virginia, July 10, 20036 injured · $2.7 million · F2 · 19 eventsA potent squall line developed during the early afternoon across central Ohio, on southwest to central Kentucky. This was along a prefrontal surface boundary, and well out ahead of a strong cold front.
• Tornadoes and Hail in West Virginia, June 16, 19821 death · $500,000 · F1 · 8 events
• Flash Flood and Hail in West Virginia, August 17 to 18, 19971 death · $462,000 · 0.75 in hail · 29 eventsSeveral different lines or clusters of thunderstorms moved across the region during this Sunday afternoon. Most damage was isolated and relatively minor. The exception was in and around the mid Ohio Valley town of Parkersburg, on east, along the Route 50 corridor.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 29, 20191 death · $141,000 · 78 kt wind · 25 eventsAbundant low level moisture was located over the middle Ohio River Valley and central Appalachians on the 29th. As a mid and upper level disturbance passed, showers and storms developed, with some of the storms producing damaging winds.
• Tornadoes and Hail in West Virginia, June 2, 19985 injured · $593,000 · F2 · 6 eventsThe combination of an upper-level disturbance, increasing atmospheric shear, and ample instability set the stage for a major severe weather episode across portions of eastern West Virginia during the late afternoon and evening.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 9, 19971 death · $136,000 · 0.75 in hail · 10 eventsTrees were either snapped off or uprooted. A couple of tin roofs were damaged, including the skating rink. A porch roof was blown off. The wind was channelled from the northwest. Estimated gust from a follow-up National Weather Service survey was 70 mph.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, June 1, 20151 death · 2 injured · $22,000 · 1 in hail · 5 eventsThunderstorms formed during the afternoon along a front and strong temperature contrast across southern West Virginia. A few had downpours with local rain of 1 to 1.5 inches in an hour. After a dry month of May most areas needed the rain.
• Tornadoes and Hail in West Virginia, June 2, 19981 injured · $12 million · F1 · 13 eventsThe rotating supercell that formed in southeast Ohio cut a path southeast, up the Kanawha River Valley. The most damage was from large hail hitting the urban areas, especially the Kanawha City section of Charleston.
• Flash Flood and Hail in West Virginia, July 27, 20051 death · $23,000 · 1 in hail · 14 eventsTrees were blown down along Route 2.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, April 7 to 10, 2020$1.2 million · 1.75 in hail · 90 eventsA strong low pressure system crossing through the state inflicted multiple rounds of severe weather across West Virginia. Starting on the 7th, a warm front draped across the Ohio Valley was the primary focus for convection to develop that evening.
• Tornado and Flooding in West Virginia, January 8 to 11, 1998$520,000 · F2 · 11 eventsRare January dew points, in the upper 50s and lower 60s on the 8th, along with strong winds aloft, helped trigger severe weather. The rains from the past few days were heavier in Ohio, and eventually caused minor river flooding along the mainstem of the Ohio River.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, April 25, 19891 death · 1.75 in hail · 20 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 3, 20251 death · 1 injured · $14,000 · 1.25 in hail · 4 eventsSeveral supercell thunderstorms and small thunderstorm clusters produced large hail and scattered damaging wind gusts. A few of the large hail and wind damage reports were considerable in nature.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, June 3 to 5, 2008$4.2 million · 1.5 in hail · 50 eventsIncreasing moisture quickly moved up the Ohio River Valley on the morning of the 3rd into a developing east to west frontal zone. The first of several thunderstorm complexes moved from west to east into western West Virginia during the early afternoon on Tuesday, the 3rd.

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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.