Storm History: Lewis County, West Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Lewis 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
- 438
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $5.6 million
- Episodes
- 345
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 93 | 0 | 1 | $2.9 million |
| Hail | 76 | 0 | 0 | $654,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 47 | 0 | 0 | $251,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 39 | 0 | 0 | $617,000 |
| Tornado | 30 | 0 | 1 | $595,000 |
| Flood | 20 | 0 | 0 | $283,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 18 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Drought | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 16 | 0 | 0 | $28,000 |
| Winter Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 9 | 0 | 0 | $225,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | $37,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, June 27, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 19, 1998
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2010
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Tornado, March 7, 1956
- Tornado, June 27, 1978
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, February 18, 2000
- Hail, September 14, 2011
- Flood, November 19, 2003
- Hail, June 16, 1998
- Hail, April 14, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 4, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2001
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2003
- Flood, May 4, 2009
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 7, 1980
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2015
- Hail, June 16, 1998
- Hail, September 25, 1994
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Hail, March 28, 2012
- Flood, April 28, 2002
- Flash Flood, February 19, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2022
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2011
- Hail, September 14, 2011
- Hail, May 14, 2010
- Hail, June 16, 2008
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2026
- Hail, May 13, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2026
- Strong Wind, March 13, 2026
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2026
- Flash Flood, February 19, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2026
- High Wind, December 29, 2025
- High Wind, December 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 10, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Hail, October 21, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Drought, September 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2025
- Hail, March 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Flood, January 31, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Strong Wind, December 29, 2024
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2024
- Tornado, September 24, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2024
- Drought, September 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2024
- Drought, August 1, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Tornado, May 9, 2024
- Hail, March 30, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2024
- High Wind, January 12, 2024
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- High Wind, March 25, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 13, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 23, 2022
- Hail, July 21, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, January 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2020
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2020
- Flood, December 16, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 13, 2019
- Tornado, June 24, 2019
- Hail, April 23, 2019
- Hail, April 14, 2019
- Flood, February 24, 2019
- Flash Flood, October 2, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2018
- Flood, April 15, 2018
- Flood, February 16, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 5, 2017
- Strong Wind, March 8, 2017
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2016
- Tornado, June 23, 2016
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Strong Wind, March 1, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2015
- Flood, March 4, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 23, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2015
- Strong Wind, November 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2014
- Tornado, July 27, 2014
- Tornado, July 8, 2014
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 25, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 22, 2013
- Ice Storm, December 8, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2013
- Heavy Snow, January 23, 2013
- Hail, September 26, 2012
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Hail, March 28, 2012
- Heavy Snow, February 10, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2012
- Flood, November 22, 2011
- Hail, September 14, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2011
- Heat, July 28, 2011
- Heat, July 20, 2011
- Hail, July 3, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2011
- Hail, April 26, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2011
- Winter Weather, December 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2010
- Hail, May 14, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009
- Strong Wind, December 2, 2009
- Hail, June 9, 2009
- Hail, June 8, 2009
- Flood, May 7, 2009
- Flood, May 4, 2009
- Hail, February 11, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2009
- Hail, June 16, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2008
- Flash Flood, December 13, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 5, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2007
- Hail, August 16, 2007
- Hail, July 19, 2007
- Hail, June 5, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2007
- High Wind, December 1, 2006
- Hail, June 29, 2006
- Hail, June 5, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 16, 2005
- Winter Weather, October 24, 2005
- Drought, October 1, 2005
- Drought, September 1, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2005
- Flood, July 25, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2005
- Hail, May 23, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2004
- Hail, May 21, 2004
- Hail, May 7, 2004
- Frost/Freeze, May 4, 2004
- Frost/Freeze, April 28, 2004
- Flood, April 12, 2004
- Ice Storm, February 5, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Flood, November 19, 2003
- Frost/Freeze, October 3, 2003
- Hail, August 27, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2003
- Flood, February 22, 2003
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2003
- Heavy Snow, January 26, 2003
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 2002
- Heavy Rain, October 1, 2002
- Drought, September 1, 2002
- Heavy Rain, August 1, 2002
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, May 19, 2002
- Flood, April 28, 2002
- Excessive Heat, April 16, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- Excessive Heat, January 31, 2002
- Excessive Heat, January 28, 2002
- Flood, January 24, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2002
- High Wind, December 14, 2001
- Heat, December 1, 2001
- Cold/Wind Chill, October 8, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2001
- Hail, May 1, 2001
- Hail, April 10, 2001
- High Wind, March 13, 2001
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2001
- High Wind, February 25, 2001
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2001
- Heavy Rain, February 15, 2001
- High Wind, February 9, 2001
- Excessive Heat, February 9, 2001
- Heavy Rain, January 29, 2001
- Heavy Snow, December 30, 2000
- High Wind, December 11, 2000
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, November 21, 2000
- High Wind, November 9, 2000
- Cold/Wind Chill, October 8, 2000
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2000
- Hail, August 9, 2000
- Hail, July 28, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2000
- Hail, June 15, 2000
- Excessive Heat, March 8, 2000
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Lewis CountyEvery warning in Lewis 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.