Storm History: Putnam County, West Virginia

Events

672

Deaths

2

Injuries

13

Damage

$17 million

Episodes

442

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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• Heavy Rain, July 21, 20131 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 13, 20141 death · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, May 26, 2018$3.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 2012$2.5 million · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 2023$1.0 million · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 2004$750,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, October 29, 2012$750,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2003$600,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 2019$525,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Flood, November 19, 2003$500,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 14, 2014$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 2018$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 2020$412,000 · 1.75 in hail · 22 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2015$402,000 · 96 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, February 15, 2003$300,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014$300,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 4, 2015$300,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, November 12, 2003$250,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 2016$250,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 1997$200,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 2001$200,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, June 6, 20139 injured · $200,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, June 16, 19982.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 20062.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 14, 2025$10,000 · 2.25 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20162.1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2008$40,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, April 28, 20022 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 2001$5,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 2026$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 22, 2024$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 23, 20221.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 2022$23,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 2020$412,000 · 1.75 in hail · 22 events here
• Hail, May 3, 2019$525,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, March 15, 2012$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 23, 2011$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, January 8, 1998F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 2003F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 7, 2014EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2024$58,000 · EF2 · 7 events here

Every tornado in Putnam County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2026$2,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 2026$500 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20261 event here
• Hail, May 19, 2026$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events 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$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 13, 2026$1,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 22, 20261 event here
• Strong Wind, February 20, 2026$2,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 1, 20261 event here
• High Wind, December 29, 2025$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 19, 2025$4,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20252 events here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20251 event here
• Strong Wind, November 18, 2025$500 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 10, 20251 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 2025$750 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2025$750 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2025$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025$750 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 2025$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 16, 2025$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, April 29, 2025$7,000 · 55 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, April 14, 2025$10,000 · 2.25 in hail · 12 events here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 2025$5,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2025$250 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 18, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, February 15, 202550 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, February 6, 2025$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 events here
• Flood, January 31, 2025$3,000 · 8 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
• Winter Weather, December 1, 20241 event here
• Strong Wind, November 20, 2024$500 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2024$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2024$250 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2024$500 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2024$250 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 2024$550 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024$22,000 · EF0 · 8 events here
• Hail, May 22, 2024$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 11, 202450 kt wind · 8 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2024$58,000 · EF2 · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, February 28, 2024$200 · 50 kt wind · 6 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20241 event here
• Flood, February 13, 20243 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
• Flash Flood, August 25, 2023$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 7, 2023$700 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 2023$4,000 · 54 kt wind · 7 events here
• Hail, July 17, 2023$2,000 · 1 in hail · 11 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2023$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 2023$1.0 million · 2 events here
• Hail, July 2, 2023$200 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 3, 2023$200 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 1, 202356 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 25, 2023$250 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 3, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 16, 2023$3,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 30, 20231 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022$10,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2022$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2022$3,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 2022$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2022$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2022$750 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2022$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 2022$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 2022$23,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2022$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 23, 20221.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20221 event here
• Flood, February 17, 2022$2,000 · 1 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, January 1, 2022$3,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 8, 2021$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 3, 2021$11,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2021$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 2021$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 1, 2021$8,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 28, 2021$10,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 2021$3,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 15, 2021$15,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 2021$15,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 2020$15,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2020$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 2020$412,000 · 1.75 in hail · 22 events here
• Flood, February 11, 2020$2,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 7, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020$16,000 · 55 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, November 27, 2019$30,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 2019$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 24, 2019$500 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 17, 2019$3,000 · 1.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 3, 2019$525,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Flood, February 24, 2019$50,000 · 76 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, November 6, 2018$10,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, October 20, 2018$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 2018$500,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2018$36,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2018$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 2018$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 2018$3.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, May 6, 2018$10,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 9, 20181 event here
• Flood, February 16, 2018$1,000 · 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, October 23, 2017$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 2017$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2017$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 2017$23,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 2016$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2016$200,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 23, 2016$1,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 2016$250,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20162.1 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 2, 2016$20,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 1, 2016$25,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 22, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, December 25, 2015$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 2015$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 2015$140,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2015$402,000 · 96 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 2015$15,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 2015$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, June 18, 2015$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 11, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 14, 2015$20,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 4, 2015$300,000 · 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
• Winter Weather, December 13, 20141 death · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, November 1, 2014$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 7, 2014EF2 · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 27, 2014$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 2014$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 14, 2014$500,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 8, 2014$14,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Lightning, June 24, 2014$17,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 2014EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 28, 2014$2,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2014$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 16, 20141 event here
• Strong Wind, March 12, 2014$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014$50,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014$300,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 22, 2013$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 8, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 2013$8,000 · 58 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2013$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 21, 20131 death · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, June 6, 20139 injured · $200,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 20132 injured · $125,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2013$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, October 29, 2012$750,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2012$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2012$4,000 · 51 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 29, 2012$2.5 million · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, March 15, 2012$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 5, 20121 event here
• Flood, November 22, 2011$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2011$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 28, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2011$40,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, July 20, 20111 event here
• Heat, July 12, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, April 16, 2011$15,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 201161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 23, 2011$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 26, 2010$22,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2010$110,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2010$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2010$3,000 · 87 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 2010$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009$30,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 9, 20091 injured · $1,000 · 64 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 2009$150,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 25, 20091 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 20091.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 2009$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 5, 2009$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, February 11, 2009$45,000 · 74 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 2009$25,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20081 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2008$40,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 18, 20080.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 16, 2008$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 11, 20081.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20071 event here
• Hail, August 16, 200750 kt wind · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 16, 20071 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20071 event here
• Hail, July 27, 200750 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20071 event here
• Tornado, June 27, 2007EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 8, 20071 event here
• Hail, March 14, 20071.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 7, 20071 event here
• Flood, September 12, 2006$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 20062.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 200650 kt wind · 1 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.