Storm History: McDowell County, West Virginia

Events

473

Deaths

8

Injuries

1

Damage

$162 million

Episodes

356

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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• Flash Flood, February 15, 20253 deaths · $10 million · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 20022 deaths · $85 million · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, February 11, 20091 death · $255,000 · 74 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 20011 death · $150,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 20051 death · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, May 2, 20022 deaths · $85 million · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 2001$50 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 15, 20253 deaths · $10 million · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flood, May 8, 2009$4.0 million · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 4, 1974$2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 27, 19981 injured · $2.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2010$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 2012$1.0 million · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2022$1.0 million · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009$750,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, November 19, 2003$500,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 2014$475,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 1996$400,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 4, 2015$350,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, February 11, 20091 death · $255,000 · 74 kt wind · 2 events here
• Blizzard, October 29, 2012$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 2020$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 15, 2003$200,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 2016$180,000 · 2 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 2012$175,000 · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, April 8, 2015$15,000 · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 16, 19982.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 19772.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20192 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 2016$180,000 · 2 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20082 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, February 19, 2026$200 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 2020$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 29, 20161.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 26, 2012$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 8, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20091.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 7, 2006$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 23, 19991.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 19961.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 4, 1974$2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 9, 1980F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 7, 2014EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in McDowell County, with its track

• Tornado, June 22, 2026$3,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2026$3,000 · 54 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 2026$10,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2026$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20261 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 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 22, 20261 event here
• Strong Wind, February 20, 2026$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 19, 2026$200 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 30, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20261 event here
• High Wind, December 29, 2025$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 19, 2025$2,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 10, 20251 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2025$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2025$500 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2025$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2025$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, May 16, 2025$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 10 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2025$250 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 18, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, February 15, 20253 deaths · $10 million · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20251 event here
• Flood, February 1, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 31, 2025$450 · 3 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$1,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 21, 20241 event here
• Strong Wind, November 20, 2024$2,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, September 27, 2024$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2024$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024$6,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 7, 2024$500 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 11, 2024$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 28, 2024$200 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 15, 20241 event here
• High Wind, January 12, 2024$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 9, 2024$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 18, 20231 event here
• Flash Flood, September 6, 2023$200 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 2023$3,000 · 54 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, July 17, 2023$200 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2023$450 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 3, 2023$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 29, 2023$20,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2023$400 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 1, 202356 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 25, 2023$250 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 16, 2023$2,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 13, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2022$250 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 2022$500 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 2022$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2022$1.0 million · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2022$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20221 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$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 2021$12,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 2021$36,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, August 16, 2021$3,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 2021$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 1, 2021$11,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 7, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 27, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 2020$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2020$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 12, 2020$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 2020$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 13, 2020$20,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 6, 2020$51,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20192 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 29, 2019$4,000 · 78 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2019$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 2019$4,000 · 66 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, February 24, 2019$50,000 · 76 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 2019$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, December 20, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 9, 20181 event here
• Hail, May 5, 20180.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 23, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 15, 2018$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 3, 2018$10,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 24, 20181 event here
• Hail, March 17, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, February 10, 2018$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 2017$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 23, 2017$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 2017$62,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20171 event here
• Hail, September 29, 20161.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 2016$10,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 4, 2016EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 23, 2016$2,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 2016$180,000 · 2 in hail · 7 events here
• High Wind, April 2, 2016$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 22, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2015$29,000 · 96 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2015$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 23, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 8, 2015$15,000 · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, March 4, 2015$350,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20152 events here
• Strong Wind, November 1, 2014$2,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 7, 2014EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 2014$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 2014$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 20141.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 2014$475,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 28, 20141.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 25, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20141 event 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
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014$20,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2013$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2013$2,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 2013$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 24, 20131 event here
• Flood, January 30, 2013$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 17, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, October 29, 2012$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 2012$25,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2012$20,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2012$50,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 2012$10,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 29, 2012$1.0 million · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 26, 2012$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 2012$175,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 5, 20121 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 19, 2012$100,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, July 28, 20111 event here
• Heat, July 20, 20111 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2011$72,000 · 55 kt wind · 6 events here
• Hail, May 26, 2011$28,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 25, 2011$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, April 8, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 6, 20111 event here
• Flood, February 28, 2011$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 11, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, December 25, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 12, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010$50,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2010$11,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 201052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2010$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009$750,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 9, 2009$20,000 · 64 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 20090.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 3, 20090.75 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 8, 2009$4.0 million · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, February 11, 20091 death · $255,000 · 74 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 20091 event here
• Hail, July 22, 200850 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20082 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 11, 20081.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 26, 20081 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20071 event here
• Hail, August 24, 20070.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 16, 20071 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 2007$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 2007$5,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, April 15, 2007$50,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20061 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 31, 20061.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 2006$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20061 event here
• Hail, July 3, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 20051 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 27, 20051 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 20051 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 200458 kt wind · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 4, 20041 event here
• Hail, April 13, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20041 event here
• Flood, November 19, 2003$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 12, 2003$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 3, 20031 event here
• Hail, July 9, 2003$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, February 22, 20032 events here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20031 event here
• Flood, February 15, 2003$200,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20031 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20031 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 1, 20021 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20021 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 1, 20021 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20021 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 2002$5,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, May 19, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2002$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 20022 deaths · $85 million · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, April 16, 20021 event here
• Heavy Rain, February 1, 20021 event here
• Excessive Heat, January 31, 20021 event here
• Excessive Heat, January 28, 20021 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20021 event here
• High Wind, December 14, 20011 event here
• Heat, December 1, 20011 event here
• Wildfire, November 1, 20011 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 1, 20011 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 2001$5,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, October 8, 20011 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 2001$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 20011 death · $150,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 2001$50 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 2001$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 5, 20011 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.