Storm History: Jefferson County, West Virginia

Events

819

Deaths

2

Injuries

11

Damage

$27 million

Episodes

648

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.

Open the live radar over Jefferson County

• Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 20021 death · $15,000 · 54 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20251 death · 1 injured · $14,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here

• Flood, January 19, 1996$20 million · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 1997$2.1 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 1997$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2006$527,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 20031 injured · $450,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2006$300,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 16, 19893 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 17, 2004$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 29, 2005$250,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 6, 1996$150,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2008$129,000 · 74 kt wind · 7 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 20211 injured · $115,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Hail, July 11, 2011$111,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Strong Wind, November 24, 2005$100,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 14, 2006$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 14, 2006$100,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 6, 1996$75,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2020$60,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2020$55,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 1998$50,000 · 71 kt wind · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, May 26, 2002$10,000 · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 14, 20182.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, July 10, 19752 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20161.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 14, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 10, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 2004$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 19931.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 18, 19911.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 16, 19881.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 19691.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20111.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 20251 death · 1 injured · $14,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 28, 2023$2,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, November 16, 19893 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 17, 2004$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Jefferson County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2026$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2026$7,000 · 52 kt wind · 7 events here
• Winter Weather, March 2, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, February 22, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, December 26, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2025$4,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2025$9,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 16, 2025$25,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 24, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 23, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025$11,000 · 56 kt wind · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2025$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 14, 20252 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20251 death · 1 injured · $14,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 16, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 2025$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20251 event here
• Ice Storm, February 5, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20241 event here
• Flood, October 1, 20241 event here
• Flood, September 29, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2024$17,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 2024$50,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2024$6,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 28, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 28, 2023$2,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 27, 2023$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2023$6,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 14, 2023$18,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 1, 202351 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 23, 2023$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, December 21, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, December 14, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 2022$2,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2022$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2022$1,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2022$20,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2022$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 6, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, April 18, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 9, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 3, 20221 event here
• Flood, September 1, 20211 event here
• Dense Fog, August 30, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2021$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2021$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2021$33,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heat, August 12, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2021$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2021$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2021$3,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2021$7,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2021$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2021$9,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, June 11, 20213 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2021$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2021$28,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 20211 injured · $115,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 23, 20211 event here
• Dense Fog, March 24, 20211 event here
• Flood, March 1, 20211 event here
• Dense Fog, February 28, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 20212 events here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20211 event here
• Dense Fog, January 26, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20211 event here
• Dense Fog, January 3, 20211 event here
• Flood, December 24, 20202 events here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2020$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 31, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, October 22, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, September 26, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2020$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2020$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 20, 20201 event here
• Heat, July 19, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2020$55,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2020$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, June 23, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2020$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2020$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, May 23, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 9, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 8, 20201 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 18, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 16, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 202055 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2020$60,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, March 29, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, March 29, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2020$26,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Dense Fog, February 26, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, February 7, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, January 14, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, January 3, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, December 30, 20191 event here
• Dense Fog, December 17, 20191 event here
• Ice Storm, December 16, 20192 events here
• Winter Weather, December 13, 20191 event here
• Dense Fog, October 22, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 19, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 201950 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20191 event here
• Flood, July 8, 20193 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 201961 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 201961 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20191 in hail · 6 events here
• Flood, May 5, 20195 events here
• Dense Fog, May 2, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20191 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 201965 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 20191 event here
• Dense Fog, January 18, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20191 event here
• Dense Fog, December 28, 20181 event here
• Flood, December 22, 20181 event here
• Flood, December 15, 20182 events here
• Dense Fog, December 2, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, November 24, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, November 15, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 19, 20181 event here
• Dense Fog, October 8, 20181 event here
• Dense Fog, October 7, 20181 event here
• Flood, September 26, 20184 events here
• Flood, September 18, 20181 event here
• Flood, September 9, 20183 events here
• Heat, September 4, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 201854 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, August 13, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, July 26, 20181 event here
• Heat, July 3, 20181 event here
• Heat, July 2, 20181 event here
• Heat, July 1, 20181 event here
• Flood, June 22, 20181 event here
• Heat, June 18, 20181 event here
• Flood, June 2, 20183 events here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20182 events here
• Flood, May 16, 20184 events here
• Hail, May 14, 20182.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 21, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, April 16, 20181 event here
• High Wind, March 1, 201856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, February 3, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 27, 20171 event here
• Hail, August 12, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 201750 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heat, July 20, 20171 event here
• Tornado, July 5, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, May 27, 20171 event here
• Flood, May 26, 20171 event here
• Hail, May 18, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 9, 20171 event here
• Flood, May 5, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, March 13, 20171 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 201752 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 12, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 13, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, December 11, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 26, 20161 event here
• Dense Fog, October 6, 20161 event here
• Dense Fog, September 20, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 15, 20161 in hail · 2 events here
• Heat, August 13, 20161 event here
• Heat, July 25, 20161 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20161.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 14, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 13, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 9, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 5, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 5, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 3, 20161 event here
• High Wind, April 2, 201653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 14, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20161 event here
• Flood, February 4, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 19, 20151 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 18, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2015$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2015$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 23, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2015$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 20, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 26, 20151 event here
• Dense Fog, January 21, 20151 event here

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Tornadoes in Jefferson CountyEvery warning in Jefferson County since 1986Every county in West Virginia

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.