Storm History: Lincoln County, West Virginia

Events

474

Deaths

3

Injuries

1

Damage

$18 million

Episodes

368

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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• Flood, February 15, 20031 death · $2.5 million · 1 event here
• Flood, September 17, 20041 death · $125,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 4, 20151 death · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, November 12, 2003$5.0 million · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 15, 20031 death · $2.5 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 2021$1.0 million · 2 events here
• Flood, March 4, 2015$1.0 million · 3 events here
• Hail, June 29, 2012$750,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, October 29, 2012$750,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012$705,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 1997$700,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2015$529,000 · 96 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 2015$500,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 2016$475,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 15, 2012$450,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 9, 2011$300,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 2003$250,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 2010$250,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 9, 2000$210,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 1996$200,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 2001$200,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, November 19, 2003$200,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 2004$200,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, September 25, 19942.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 2025$3,000 · 2.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 2016$55,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 2001$200,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 19792 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 2026$500 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 2019$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 15, 2012$450,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 23, 2011$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 8, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 9, 2011$300,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 3, 2011$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 5, 20101.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 14, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, March 2, 2012$705,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 1981F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 2003F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 7, 2014EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2024$43,000 · EF2 · 3 events here

Every tornado in Lincoln County, with its track

• Flash Flood, June 10, 2026$500 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20261 event here
• Hail, May 19, 2026$500 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 16, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 13, 2026$500 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 22, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20263 events here
• High Wind, December 29, 2025$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 19, 2025$3,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 10, 20251 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 2025$500 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2025$500 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20252 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2025$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 29, 2025$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 2025$3,000 · 2.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 2025$3,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, March 15, 2025$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 18, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, February 15, 202550 kt wind · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, February 6, 2025$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flood, January 31, 2025$2,000 · 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$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2024$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 11, 202450 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2024$43,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Flood, February 13, 20243 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20241 event here
• High Wind, January 12, 2024$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 9, 2024$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 2023$250 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 7, 2023$350 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 2023$3,000 · 54 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 17, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 2, 2023$200 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, April 1, 20231 event here
• High Wind, April 1, 202356 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 25, 2023$6,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 24, 2023$30,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 3, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 16, 2023$5,000 · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2022$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 2022$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2022$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 3, 20221 event here
• Flood, February 3, 2022$500 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 2021$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 2021$9,000 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 2021$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 2021$9,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2021$500 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2021$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 2021$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 2021$1.0 million · 2 events here
• Flood, March 1, 2021$23,000 · 4 events here
• Flood, February 28, 2021$5,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 2021$5,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 15, 2021$15,000 · 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
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2020$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 2020$4,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020$7,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 2020$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, February 11, 2020$3,000 · 1 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$16,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 2019$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 2019$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 17, 2019$2,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, February 24, 2019$54,000 · 76 kt wind · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, November 6, 2018$10,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, October 20, 2018$30,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 23, 2018$4,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2018$2,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 2018$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, May 6, 2018$2,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 12, 20181 event here
• Flood, February 16, 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
• High Wind, November 18, 2017$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2017$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 2017$14,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 2017$2,000 · 78 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 12, 2017$3,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 2017$500 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20171 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2016$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 4, 2016$30,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 2016$475,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 2016EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2016$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 2016$55,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• High Wind, April 2, 2016$15,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 2016$10,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 1, 2016$50,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 22, 2016$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 25, 2015$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2015$529,000 · 96 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Rain, July 4, 20151 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 2015$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 2015$12,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 11, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 14, 2015$20,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 2015$500,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, March 4, 2015$1.0 million · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20152 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20151 event here
• Strong Wind, November 1, 2014$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 7, 2014EF2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 4, 2014$10,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 27, 2014$20,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 2014$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2014$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 16, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 2014$45,000 · 62 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014$25,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014$20,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 22, 2013$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, December 6, 2013$20,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2013$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 events here
• Blizzard, October 29, 2012$750,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2012$60,000 · 51 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 29, 2012$750,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 15, 2012$450,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012$705,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Hail, September 3, 2011$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Heat, July 28, 20111 event here
• Heat, July 20, 20111 event here
• Heat, July 12, 20111 event here
• Hail, June 21, 2011$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 16, 2011$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 9, 2011$300,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 4, 2011$25,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, March 23, 2011$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, February 28, 2011$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 26, 2010$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2010$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 2010$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2010$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2010$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 2010$250,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 14, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 5, 20101.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 2010$1,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009$50,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20091.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 28, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 4, 2009$3,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 5, 2009$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, February 11, 2009$20,000 · 74 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20091 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2008$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 200850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 11, 20081.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20071 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 16, 20071 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20071 event here
• Hail, July 26, 20071 injured · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 19, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, June 8, 20071 event here
• Flood, April 15, 2007$200,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 14, 20071.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 7, 20071 event here
• Hail, July 21, 200660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 20061 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 3, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20061.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 20051 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 30, 2005$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, December 10, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, September 17, 20041 death · $125,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 2004$200,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 200458 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 20041.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 4, 20041 event here
• Flood, March 6, 20041 event here
• Ice Storm, February 5, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20041 event here
• Flood, November 19, 2003$200,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 12, 2003$5.0 million · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 3, 20031 event here
• Flood, September 4, 2003$30,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 4, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 2003F2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 2003$250,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 200350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2003$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, February 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 22, 20031 event here
• Flood, February 15, 20031 death · $2.5 million · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, December 4, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 2002$3,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 1, 20021 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20021 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 1, 20021 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, May 19, 20021 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.