Storm History: Kanawha County, West Virginia

Events

1,233

Deaths

19

Injuries

77

Damage

$145 million

Episodes

620

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.

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• Tornado, June 23, 20166 deaths · $62 million · EF1 · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, February 18, 20003 deaths · $500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 19982 deaths · $5.0 million · 63 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, November 12, 20031 death · $6.6 million · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 15, 20031 death · $500,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 20101 death · 1 injured · $201,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Wildfire, March 11, 20141 death · $25,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 25, 20051 death · $8,000 · 54 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 19911 death · 60 injured · F0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 20051 death · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 20171 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 23, 20166 deaths · $62 million · EF1 · 8 events here
• Tornado, June 2, 1998$12 million · F1 · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 2003$7.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 2012$6.9 million · 1 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, November 12, 20031 death · $6.6 million · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 2006$6.1 million · 2.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 19982 deaths · $5.0 million · 63 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 2023$4.5 million · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 1997$3.5 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 2003$3.0 million · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, November 19, 2003$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 2003$1.8 million · 1 event here
• Blizzard, October 29, 2012$1.8 million · 1 event here
• Flood, September 17, 2004$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, March 12, 2015$1.3 million · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 2010$1.2 million · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 2, 1997$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 2022$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2024$746,000 · EF2 · 17 events here
• Flood, March 13, 2010$700,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, May 23, 2019$502,000 · 4.25 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, September 25, 1994$5,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 2006$6.1 million · 2.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 14, 2025$2,000 · 2.25 in hail · 13 events here
• Hail, May 4, 20252 in hail · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, March 18, 2021$8,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 2013$157,000 · 2 in hail · 11 events here
• Hail, June 22, 2008$34,000 · 2 in hail · 11 events here
• Flood, April 28, 2002$10,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 2001$50,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 2026$7,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, April 15, 2024$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 23, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 2022$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 2020$593,000 · 1.75 in hail · 11 events here

• Tornado, March 2, 2012$7,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 9, 1980$25,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 1981F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 28, 1981F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 1990F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 20033 injured · $10,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 7, 2014$5,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2024$746,000 · EF2 · 17 events here

Every tornado in Kanawha County, with its track

• Tornado, June 22, 2026$1,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 202687 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2026$12,000 · 54 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 2026$4,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20261 event here
• Hail, May 19, 2026$7,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Flash Flood, April 1, 20261.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 16, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events here
• Strong Wind, March 13, 2026$500 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 22, 20261 event here
• Strong Wind, February 20, 2026$3,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, January 11, 2026$3,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 1, 20261 event here
• High Wind, December 29, 2025$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 19, 2025$5,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20252 events here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20251 event here
• Strong Wind, November 18, 2025$2,000 · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, November 16, 2025$500 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2025$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 10, 20251 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 2025$750 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 202550 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2025$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 20253 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2025$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 202550 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, May 16, 2025$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 4, 20252 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, April 29, 2025$12,000 · 55 kt wind · 9 events here
• Hail, April 14, 2025$2,000 · 2.25 in hail · 13 events here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 20251 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, March 15, 2025$2,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 18, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, February 15, 202550 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, February 6, 2025$9,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 events here
• Flood, January 31, 2025$3,000 · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20251 event here
• Strong Wind, December 29, 2024$2,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 4, 2024$3,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 1, 20241 event here
• Strong Wind, November 20, 2024$250 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2024$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2024$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events here
• Hail, June 26, 2024$13,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20242 events here
• Hail, April 15, 2024$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 11, 2024$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 14 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2024$746,000 · EF2 · 17 events here
• Hail, March 30, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 20, 2024$200 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 28, 2024$200 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20241 event here
• Flood, February 13, 202413 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 15, 20241 event here
• High Wind, January 12, 2024$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 9, 20241 injured · $8,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 2023$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 2023$4.5 million · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 2023$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 events here
• Tornado, August 7, 2023$2,000 · EF1 · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 2023$11,000 · 54 kt wind · 6 events here
• Hail, July 17, 2023$200 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2023$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 2023$200 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 2023$700 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 3, 2023$200 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 1, 202356 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 25, 2023$500 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 3, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 16, 2023$5,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, February 9, 2023$2,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 30, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, January 13, 20231 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022$10,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 2022$500 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2022$250 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 2022$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 2022$6,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 2022$250 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 21, 2022$250 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2022$6,000 · 1 in hail · 13 events here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 2022$7,000 · 50 kt wind · 11 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2022$47,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2022$5,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2022$16,000 · 50 kt wind · 14 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 2022$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 2022$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2022$500 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2022$9,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, March 23, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20221 event here
• Flood, March 6, 2022$2,000 · 3 events here
• Flood, February 24, 2022$500 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 17, 2022$500 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 3, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, January 1, 2022$3,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, October 8, 2021$4,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 2021$77,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2021$2,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2021$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2021$16,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 2021$13,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 2021$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2021$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, May 9, 2021$15,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 18, 2021$8,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 1, 2021$91,000 · 5 events here
• Flood, February 28, 2021$19,000 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 2021$5,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 15, 2021$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 2021$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 2020$5,000 · 1.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2020$7,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2020$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2020$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 2020$8,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2020$9,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 2020$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 2020$10,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 21, 2020$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 12, 2020$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 2020$593,000 · 1.75 in hail · 11 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 7, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20201 event here
• Flood, December 16, 2019$8,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 27, 2019$50,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2019$17,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 2019$641,000 · EF1 · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 2019$7,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 23, 2019$502,000 · 4.25 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 17, 2019$7,000 · 1.25 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, May 4, 2019$3,000 · 4 events here
• Hail, May 3, 2019$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2019$200,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 20191 injured · $10,000 · 66 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flood, February 24, 2019$60,000 · 76 kt wind · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, November 6, 2018$10,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, October 20, 2018$80,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 23, 2018$2,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 2018$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 2018$2,000 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2018$500 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 2018$6,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 2018$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2018$11,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 2018$7,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2018$36,000 · 50 kt wind · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2018$30,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2018$500 · 0.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2018$9,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 2018$5,000 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 2018$30,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 2018$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 6, 2018$70,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 9, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 12, 20181 event here
• High Wind, March 1, 2018$20,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 16, 2018$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 10, 2018$2,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 20171 death · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 18, 2017$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 23, 2017$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 2017$30,000 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2017$1,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, May 12, 2017$40,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 2017$21,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20171 event here
• Strong Wind, November 30, 2016$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 20, 20161.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 29, 2016$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 26, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 4, 2016$11,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 2016$15,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 20166 deaths · $62 million · EF1 · 8 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 2016$33,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, June 4, 2016$2,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2016$10,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 2, 2016$50,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 1, 2016$75,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 24, 2016$5,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 22, 2016$200,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20162 injured · $100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 25, 2015$450,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, October 29, 2015$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 20151 injured · $100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2015$95,000 · 96 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 2015$75,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 2015$95,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flood, April 14, 2015$125,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 2015$5,000 · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, March 12, 2015$1.3 million · 2 events here
• Flood, March 4, 2015$500,000 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 2015$75,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2015$250,000 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20151 event here
• Strong Wind, November 1, 2014$30,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 7, 2014$5,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 6, 2014$300,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 2014$15,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 2014$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 27, 2014$1,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 2014$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 3, 2014$12,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 2014$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Lightning, April 11, 2014$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2014$14,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 16, 20141 event here
• Strong Wind, March 12, 2014$150,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, March 11, 20141 death · $25,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 2014$69,000 · 62 kt wind · 8 events here
• Debris Flow, February 19, 2014$20,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20141 event here

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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.