Storm History: Preston County, West Virginia

Events

626

Deaths

1

Injuries

32

Damage

$14 million

Episodes

378

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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• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 20191 death · 2 injured · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 2, 1998$7.0 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 198015 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 17, 1997$300,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2024$300,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 2, 2024$253,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 19775 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 2023$243,000 · 2.5 in hail · 20 events here
• Tornado, July 8, 20142 injured · $195,000 · EF1 · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 2001$150,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2013$148,000 · 50 kt wind · 9 events here
• Tornado, May 31, 20081 injured · $125,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2010$125,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2024$125,000 · 60 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, June 29, 2012$110,000 · 87 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tornado, July 30, 2008$100,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2008$75,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 2011$75,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 2024$75,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2022$69,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 2005$60,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, September 25, 1994$50,000 · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 2023$243,000 · 2.5 in hail · 20 events here
• Hail, June 8, 2022$6,000 · 2 in hail · 11 events here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 20142 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 23, 19992 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 19752 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 21, 2024$47,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 12, 2023$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2013$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 4, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 23, 2011$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 14, 20101.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, April 9, 20011.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 24, 19921.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 3, 198015 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 19775 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 2, 1998$7.0 million · F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Preston County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2026$2,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2026$1,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2026$1,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 13, 2026$54,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2026$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 16, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20262 events here
• Winter Storm, February 6, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20262 events here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20262 events here
• Winter Storm, December 31, 20252 events here
• Winter Storm, December 13, 20253 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2025$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 2025$1,000 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2025$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2025$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 2025$20,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 2025$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2025$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, May 4, 2025$5,000 · 1.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 1, 2025$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2025$21,000 · 65 kt wind · 8 events here
• Hail, April 2, 2025$6,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2025$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 16, 2025$22,000 · 60 kt wind · 10 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20252 events here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20252 events here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20252 events here
• Winter Storm, January 7, 20252 events here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20253 events here
• Winter Storm, January 3, 20252 events here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20251 event here
• Blizzard, November 21, 20242 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20242 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20242 events here
• Hail, September 21, 2024$47,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20242 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2024$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 27, 20241 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, July 16, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2024$125,000 · 60 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 2024$300,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 2024$75,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 2024$2,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 2, 2024$253,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, March 19, 2024$10,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 10, 202450 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20242 events here
• Strong Wind, February 15, 2024$500 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 20242 events here
• Winter Weather, January 14, 20241 event here
• High Wind, January 12, 2024$30,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 9, 2024$50,000 · 62 kt wind · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, January 6, 20242 events here
• Winter Weather, January 1, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 20232 events here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, December 5, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, November 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, August 12, 2023$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 2023$243,000 · 2.5 in hail · 20 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2023$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 202352 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 202352 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, May 1, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2023$4,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 13, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, March 10, 20231 event here
• High Wind, March 3, 202360 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 26, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20231 event here
• High Wind, December 23, 202252 kt wind · 6 events here
• Ice Storm, December 15, 20221 event here
• Hail, July 23, 2022$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2022$69,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 202265 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 2022$6,000 · 2 in hail · 11 events here
• Winter Weather, April 18, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, March 26, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, March 11, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 24, 20223 events here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, January 16, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20222 events here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20215 events here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 2021$40,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 202155 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 14, 2021EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 202155 kt wind · 5 events here
• High Wind, March 26, 2021$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20212 events here
• Winter Weather, February 1, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20212 events here
• Ice Storm, January 25, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20211 event here
• Astronomical Low Tide, January 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 24, 20202 events here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2020$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 25, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 202050 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, February 27, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, February 26, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20202 events here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20202 events here
• Winter Weather, December 13, 20192 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 4, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20191 event here
• High Wind, November 27, 201951 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2019$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 2019$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 20193 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 20191 death · 2 injured · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 2019$1,000 · 53 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20192 events here
• High Wind, February 24, 201964 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 20, 20192 events here
• High Wind, February 10, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20192 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, November 14, 20181 event here
• Flood, September 27, 2018$2,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, September 7, 20182 events here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 201855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 20181.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 2018$500 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 15, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 1, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 8, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 17, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, February 7, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20172 events here
• Heavy Snow, October 29, 20171 event here
• Hail, August 4, 2017$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 2017$53,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 5, 20171.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 2017$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 14, 20171 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 8, 20172 events here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20172 events here
• Winter Weather, December 29, 20161 event here
• Ice Storm, December 17, 20161 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 15, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2016$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2016$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2016$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 2016$3,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20161.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 28, 20161.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 8, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, April 7, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, April 2, 20161 event here
• High Wind, April 2, 2016$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20161 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 22, 20162 events here
• Strong Wind, December 28, 2015$10,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2015$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, June 23, 2015$15,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 20, 2015$9,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 9, 201552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 4, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2014$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 8, 20142 injured · $195,000 · EF1 · 10 events here
• Flood, June 11, 2014$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 2014$15,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 20142 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 2013$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 2013$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2013$148,000 · 50 kt wind · 9 events here
• Flood, June 18, 20132 events here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2013$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, January 30, 2013$50,000 · 54 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, October 18, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 2012$250 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2012$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 2012$110,000 · 87 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, February 29, 2012$40,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, November 22, 2011$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 15, 2011$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, September 6, 2011$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 2011$75,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2011$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 19, 2011$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 23, 2011$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 28, 2010$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2010$125,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 14, 20101.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2010$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 9, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 4, 2009$25,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 30, 2008$100,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2008$75,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 2008$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 2008$50,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 20081 injured · $125,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 6, 2008$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, December 13, 2007$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2007$7,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 4, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2006$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2006$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, April 22, 2006$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 29, 2005$15,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2005$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 2005$60,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2005$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 10, 20041.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 20040.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2004$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 20042 injured · $55,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2004$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 19, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, November 12, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, November 12, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 200350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 2003$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20031 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.