High Wind in West Virginia

Events

936

Deaths

1

Injuries

6

Damage

$13 million

• Damaging Winds and High Wind in West Virginia, January 11 to 12, 20201 death · 2 injured · $511,000 · 55 kt wind · 58 eventsA strong storm system moved through the Great Lakes on the 11th and 12th. Ahead of this system, temperatures on the afternoon of the 11th soared into the 70s and low 80s, driven by strong southerly winds. Gusts were regularly measured in the 40-50 mph range.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, September 18 to 21, 20037 injured · $2.3 million · 50 kt wind · 20 eventsOn September 18, 2003, Hurricane Isabel made landfall on the North Carolina Coast. It moved northwest across Virginia and by 5 am on September 19, the center was over the heart of the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. Fortunately the storm had greatly weakened by this point.
• High Wind in West Virginia, April 3, 20051 death · 2 injured · 50 kt wind · 6 eventsAfter the passage of a cold front, strong winds downed many trees and power lines and caused damage to homes and vehicles in the eastern West Virginia panhandle. Some of the downed power lines caused fires. Several thousand people were left without power.
• Flooding and High Wind in West Virginia, February 24 to 26, 2019$2.1 million · 76 kt wind · 47 eventsA warm front lifted northward into West Virginia on the evening of the 23rd, promoting widespread showers and a few isolated thunderstorms due to the close proximity of an approaching cold front.
• High Wind in West Virginia, September 27, 20241 injured · $5.1 million · 65 kt wind · 4 eventsHurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a powerful Category 4 hurricane late Thursday, September 26, and moved quickly northward into the southeastern states, and then turned slightly northwestward towards the southern Appalachian Mountains overnight into Friday morning,…
• High Wind and Strong Wind in West Virginia, January 12 to 14, 2024$282,000 · 50 kt wind · 51 eventsA strong low pressure system lifted into the Great lakes region on January 12th and set forth a series of disturbances that would impact the Central Appalachians for the next several days.
• High Wind and Winter Weather in West Virginia, December 23 to 24, 2022$500,000 · 52 kt wind · 36 eventsA low pressure system rapidly intensified December 22nd to December 23rd as the center of the low moved from the Midwest across the Great Lakes. A flash freeze, strong wind gusts, and dangerously cold temperatures were recorded across the region.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in West Virginia, April 2 to 3, 2016$490,000 · 56 kt wind · 34 eventsA cold front whipped through during the evening with only light showers and some graupel. The front was associated with a strong flow aloft and falling temperatures. The rain showers changed quickly to snow showers over the central mountains.
• Damaging Winds and High Wind in West Virginia, February 11 to 12, 2009$1.0 million · 54 kt wind · 15 eventsA powerful cold front moved across the Ohio Valley on the evening of the 11th as strong low pressure moved north across the Great Lakes.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in West Virginia, December 19, 2025$268,000 · 63 kt wind · 40 eventsA strong, reinforcing cold front crossed through West Virginia very late on December 18th into the early morning hours of the 19th, and caused an impactful wind event across the area.
• High Wind in West Virginia, September 6, 1996$750,000 · 8 eventsThe track of the remnants of Hurricane Fran brought high winds, gusting between 60 and 70 mph at elevations above 1500 feet, into eastern West Virginia during the morning and early afternoon of the 6th.
• High Wind in West Virginia, January 14, 2006$640,000 · 50 kt wind · 8 eventsVery strong winds developed on the 14th due to a strengthening low pressure system off the Mid Atlantic Coast and a fast moving cold front that passed through the region early in the day.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in West Virginia, December 9, 20091 injured · $306,000 · 64 kt wind · 10 eventsAfter widespread rains, a strengthening low pressure system lifted northeast, through Michigan. Its central barometric pressure dropped below 29 inches of mercury.
• Damaging Winds and High Wind in West Virginia, March 9 to 10, 2002$270,000 · 18 eventsA deepening area of low pressure moving eastward across the northern Great Lakes swept a strong cold front across northern West Virginia during the late afternoon/early evening hours of the 9th.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in West Virginia, January 9 to 10, 20241 injured · $68,000 · 50 kt wind · 38 eventsLow pressure dropping down from the Great Lakes set forth a slew of weather concerns from January 9th to the 10th in the form of rain, snow, and strong winds.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in West Virginia, November 27 to 28, 2019$310,000 · 58 kt wind · 13 eventsA strong low pressure system moved through the Great Lakes on the 26th and 27th. This pushed a cold front through the middle Ohio River Valley and central Appalachians during the afternoon and evening of the 27th.
• High Wind in West Virginia, September 14, 2008$450,000 · 51 kt wind · 3 eventsLow pressure from the remains of Hurricane Ike moved across central Ohio to Lake Erie on the evening of September 14th and produced very strong winds into the early morning of September 15th across eastern Ohio, northern West Virginia, and western Pennsylvania.
• Flood and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, April 12 to 13, 2020$175,000 · 60 kt wind · 22 eventsAn intense low pressure system crossed into the Ohio Valley during the early morning hours on the 13th, with a strong line of thunderstorms aligned along a surface cold front. Multiple areas saw tree and structural damage with these storms.
• High Wind in West Virginia, January 30, 2008$350,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 eventsA large area of low pressure over the Great Lakes pushed a strong cold front across the region during the morning of January 30th.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in West Virginia, November 18 to 19, 2017$175,000 · 50 kt wind · 20 eventsA strong cold front moved through the middle Ohio River Valley and Central Appalachians late on the 18th and early on the 19th. Ahead of the front, in unseasonably warm air, a strong low level jet resulted in gusty winds during the late morning and afternoon.
• High Wind in West Virginia, December 1, 2006$255,000 · 55 kt wind · 9 eventsA powerful storm system and associated cold front produced severe thunderstorms, high winds and a tornado across Western Pennsylvania, Southeast Ohio, Northern West Virgina, and Garrett county Maryland.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in West Virginia, December 29 to 30, 2025$54,000 · 50 kt wind · 40 eventsStrong winds took hold over West Virginia on December 29th due to a tightened pressure gradient in the wake of a cold front early that morning. Winds picked up in intensity shortly after midnight and remained strong through the course of the day.
• High Wind in West Virginia, January 9, 2008$250,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 eventsA strong cold front produced widespread wind damage and power outages from downed wires across southeast Ohio and northern West Virginia.
• High Wind in West Virginia, April 16, 2011$225,000 · 75 kt wind · 4 eventsDeep low pressure produced strong southeast winds ahead of an approaching cold front along and east of the ridges of Garrett county Maryland, northern West Virginia, and western Pennsylvania with numerous reports of trees and power lines down.
• High Wind in West Virginia, March 9, 2002$75,000 · 61 kt wind · 25 eventsA strong cold front rapidly transversed West Virginia during this Saturday evening. Wind gusts of 45 to 70 mph were associated with a narrow band of showers. Wood County Airport measured a gust to 70 mph at 1812E.

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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.