Storm History: Pocahontas County, West Virginia

Events

322

Deaths

1

Injuries

1

Damage

$3.5 million

Episodes

208

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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• Hail, June 29, 20121 death · $750,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, May 16, 1996$900,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20121 death · $750,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 2016$500,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, January 19, 1996$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 25, 2010$200,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 2000$150,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 1998$102,000 · 63 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, February 24, 2019$100,000 · 76 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, March 2, 2007$75,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 1997$50,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 1, 2021$35,000 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 2020$32,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 1996$30,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2015$25,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 2017$20,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 6, 2018$20,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, November 15, 2018$20,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 1996$15,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 6, 1996$15,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, September 30, 20162.3 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 20252.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20162.1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 20162 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 20082 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 2001$2,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 19802 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 2020$32,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 14, 2018$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 21, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 23, 2011$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 11, 2008$4,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 7, 20061.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, April 2, 2024$3,000 · EF2 · 3 events here

Every tornado in Pocahontas County, with its track

• Tornado, June 22, 2026$2,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 2026$3,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20262 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20262 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 16, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 13, 2026$1,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 2, 20262 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 22, 20262 events here
• Strong Wind, February 20, 2026$2,000 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 6, 2026$2,000 · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20262 events here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20262 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20262 events here
• Winter Weather, January 14, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, January 11, 2026$10 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 1, 20262 events here
• High Wind, December 29, 2025$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 19, 2025$2,000 · 63 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20251 event here
• Blizzard, December 10, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20252 events here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20252 events here
• Winter Weather, November 27, 2025$250 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, November 16, 2025$750 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 10, 20251 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20252 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20252 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20252 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 202550 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2025$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 29, 2025$500 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 20252.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 2025$3,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 15, 2025$3,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 18, 20252 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, February 15, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20252 events here
• Flash Flood, February 6, 202550 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flood, February 1, 2025$2,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20252 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20252 events here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20252 events here
• Strong Wind, December 29, 2024$3,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20242 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 4, 2024$500 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 21, 20242 events here
• Strong Wind, November 20, 2024$2,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20242 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20242 events here
• Tornado, September 24, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20242 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20242 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024$4,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2024$3,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 20, 2024$3,000 · 53 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20242 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20241 event here
• Flood, February 13, 20241 event here
• Flood, January 28, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20242 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 15, 20243 events here
• High Wind, January 12, 2024$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, January 9, 20241 event here
• High Wind, January 9, 2024$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 18, 20231 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2023$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, May 1, 20232 events here
• High Wind, April 1, 202356 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 25, 202356 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 3, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 16, 2023$250 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, January 13, 20232 events here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20232 events here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, December 22, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, December 14, 20222 events here
• Hail, July 21, 2022$250 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2022$750 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, February 3, 20222 events here
• Flood, February 3, 2022$500 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20222 events here
• Flood, January 9, 2022$2,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20223 events here
• Strong Wind, December 11, 2021$500 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 14, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2021$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 2021$13,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 9, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 1, 2021$35,000 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 7, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 30, 20212 events here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20202 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 21, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20202 events here
• Winter Weather, December 14, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2020$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 30, 2020$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 12, 2020$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 2020$32,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 6, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, February 28, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 26, 20200.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20201 event here
• High Wind, November 27, 201958 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2019$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 201966 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 24, 2019$100,000 · 76 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 8, 20191 event here
• Ice Storm, November 15, 2018$20,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 23, 2018$500 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 14, 2018$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 6, 2018$20,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 15, 2018$2,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, April 9, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 21, 20182 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 12, 20182 events here
• High Wind, March 1, 201863 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20182 events here
• Winter Weather, December 29, 20172 events here
• Winter Weather, October 29, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 2017$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 13, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 2017$20,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 12, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20172 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 29, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, December 6, 20162 events here
• Hail, September 30, 20162.3 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 2016$500,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20162.1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 20162 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2015$25,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 11, 2015$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 30, 2013$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 30, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20121 death · $750,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 2011$5,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2011$3,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 8, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 23, 2011$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 21, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, February 28, 2011$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 2010$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 25, 2010$200,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, February 11, 2009$10,000 · 74 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 20082 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 20081.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 11, 2008$4,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, March 4, 2008$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 15, 2007$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 2, 2007$75,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 15, 20061 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20061 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2006$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 2006$2,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20061.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 19, 2003$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 200350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 20021.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 7, 2002$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 2001$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 2001$3,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 2001$2,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, January 29, 20011 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 2000$150,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 2000$2,000 · 53 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 2000$15,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 1999$1,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 1998$102,000 · 63 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 1998$2,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 1998$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 28, 19971 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 1997$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 1997$50,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 1, 1996$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 8, 1996$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 6, 1996$15,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 1996$30,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 1996$900,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 1996$15,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 27, 1996$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 19, 1996$250,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 18, 199552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 18, 1993$500 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 19911 injured · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 19901.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 19891 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 1989F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 19891.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 19802 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 19710.75 in hail · 1 event here

Tornadoes in Pocahontas CountyEvery warning in Pocahontas County since 1986Every county in West Virginia

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.