Storm History: Morgan County, West Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Morgan 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
- 626
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $5.1 million
- Episodes
- 531
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Storm | 103 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 98 | 1 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Winter Weather | 74 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 62 | 0 | 0 | $26,000 |
| Dense Fog | 47 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 46 | 1 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Flood | 41 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Heat | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 28 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| High Wind | 19 | 0 | 0 | $157,000 |
| Strong Wind | 13 | 0 | 0 | $17,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 11 | 0 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| Ice Storm | 10 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 6 | 0 | 0 | $31,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, July 1, 1997
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2006
- Flash Flood, January 19, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 6, 1996
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 1997
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 28, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2000
- High Wind, January 14, 2006
- Flash Flood, November 29, 2005
- High Wind, September 6, 1996
- Tornado, September 17, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 1996
- High Wind, January 16, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2020
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2002
- Hail, May 14, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2006
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Hail, June 9, 2009
- Hail, June 19, 2007
- Hail, September 2, 1993
- Hail, September 18, 1991
- Hail, April 28, 1957
- Hail, September 7, 2023
- Hail, May 26, 2011
- Hail, June 12, 2007
- Hail, May 27, 2024
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Hail, August 9, 2012
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2026
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2025
- Flood, May 14, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2025
- Hail, March 16, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2025
- Ice Storm, February 5, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2024
- Hail, May 27, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2024
- Flood, January 28, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2024
- Flood, January 10, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2023
- Hail, September 7, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2022
- Ice Storm, December 14, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2022
- Hail, June 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2022
- Flood, May 6, 2022
- Winter Weather, April 18, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2022
- Dense Fog, August 30, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2021
- Heat, August 12, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 23, 2021
- Dense Fog, March 24, 2021
- Flood, March 1, 2021
- Dense Fog, February 28, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2021
- Dense Fog, January 26, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2021
- Dense Fog, January 3, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 19, 2020
- Dense Fog, September 26, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2020
- Heat, July 20, 2020
- Heat, July 19, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2020
- Dense Fog, May 23, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Flood, May 1, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 18, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 16, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2020
- Dense Fog, March 29, 2020
- Dense Fog, March 29, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2020
- Dense Fog, February 7, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2020
- Dense Fog, January 14, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2020
- Dense Fog, January 3, 2020
- Dense Fog, December 30, 2019
- Dense Fog, December 17, 2019
- Ice Storm, December 16, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 13, 2019
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2019
- Dense Fog, October 22, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 19, 2019
- Dense Fog, October 14, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2019
- Dense Fog, July 9, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2019
- Dense Fog, May 2, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Dense Fog, December 28, 2018
- Flood, December 22, 2018
- Flood, December 15, 2018
- Dense Fog, December 2, 2018
- Winter Storm, November 24, 2018
- Winter Storm, November 15, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 19, 2018
- Dense Fog, October 8, 2018
- Dense Fog, October 7, 2018
- Flood, September 26, 2018
- Flood, September 9, 2018
- Heat, September 4, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2018
- Dense Fog, August 13, 2018
- Dense Fog, July 26, 2018
- Heat, July 3, 2018
- Heat, July 2, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2018
- Heat, July 1, 2018
- Flood, June 22, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2018
- Heat, June 18, 2018
- Flood, June 2, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2018
- Flood, May 16, 2018
- Hail, May 14, 2018
- Hail, May 13, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 30, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 21, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, April 16, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 2, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- High Wind, March 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 16, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 27, 2017
- Hail, September 5, 2017
- Hail, August 12, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2017
- Heat, July 20, 2017
- Flood, June 16, 2017
- Dense Fog, May 27, 2017
- Flood, May 5, 2017
- Winter Weather, March 24, 2017
- Winter Storm, March 13, 2017
- High Wind, February 12, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 13, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 17, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 11, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, October 26, 2016
- Dense Fog, October 6, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2016
- Hail, August 15, 2016
- Heat, August 13, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2016
- Flood, July 28, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2016
- Hail, June 21, 2016
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Ice Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2016
- Flood, February 4, 2016
- Flood, February 2, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 26, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, October 18, 2015
- Hail, April 20, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Dense Fog, January 21, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2015
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2014
- Dense Fog, December 22, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2014
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2014
- Dense Fog, August 25, 2014
- Dense Fog, August 21, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2014
- Tornado, June 8, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 16, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2014
- Dense Fog, January 11, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2013
- Winter Weather, November 26, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 2013
- Frost/Freeze, October 25, 2013
- Frost/Freeze, October 21, 2013
- Dense Fog, August 20, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2013
- Hail, May 22, 2013
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Morgan CountyEvery warning in Morgan 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.