Storm History: Randolph County, West Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Randolph 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
- 455
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 12
- Damage
- $7.2 million
- Episodes
- 290
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 96 | 2 | 0 | $3.9 million |
| Hail | 90 | 1 | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Heavy Snow | 63 | 0 | 0 | $500 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 38 | 0 | 0 | $109,000 |
| Flood | 37 | 0 | 0 | $317,000 |
| Winter Weather | 37 | 0 | 7 | $501,000 |
| Tornado | 24 | 0 | 4 | $961,000 |
| High Wind | 18 | 0 | 0 | $45,000 |
| Drought | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | $12,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 4 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, May 16, 1996
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2019
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Winter Weather, March 8, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 31, 1996
- Tornado, June 29, 1957
- Flash Flood, September 6, 1996
- Flash Flood, January 19, 1996
- Hail, July 8, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2012
- Flood, February 24, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2002
- Hail, April 23, 1999
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2017
- Flood, March 11, 2015
- Flood, June 2, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 27, 1998
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2011
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 19, 1967
- Hail, April 28, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2015
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Hail, March 28, 2012
- Flood, April 28, 2002
- Hail, May 27, 1959
- Flash Flood, February 19, 2026
- Hail, May 19, 2026
- Hail, April 15, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2022
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2020
- Hail, May 14, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2003
- Hail, May 24, 2000
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2026
- Hail, May 19, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026
- Strong Wind, March 13, 2026
- Flood, March 4, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2026
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2026
- Flash Flood, February 19, 2026
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 14, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2026
- High Wind, December 29, 2025
- High Wind, December 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2025
- Blizzard, December 10, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2025
- Winter Weather, November 27, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 10, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Drought, September 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2025
- Flood, May 16, 2025
- Hail, April 29, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2025
- Hail, March 15, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 6, 2025
- Flood, January 31, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Strong Wind, December 29, 2024
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 21, 2024
- Strong Wind, November 20, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2024
- Drought, September 1, 2024
- Drought, August 1, 2024
- Hail, June 26, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Hail, April 15, 2024
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- High Wind, March 20, 2024
- Flash Flood, February 28, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2024
- High Wind, January 12, 2024
- Flood, January 9, 2024
- High Wind, January 9, 2024
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2023
- Tornado, August 7, 2023
- Winter Storm, May 1, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 30, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 13, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 23, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 14, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2022
- Flood, February 3, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, January 1, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 14, 2021
- Hail, September 28, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2021
- Flood, March 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 30, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 21, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 14, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2020
- Flood, April 30, 2020
- Strong Wind, April 21, 2020
- Flood, April 12, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2020
- Heavy Snow, March 6, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 28, 2020
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2020
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2020
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2019
- Tornado, June 24, 2019
- Hail, April 14, 2019
- Flood, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2019
- Flood, January 20, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 2019
- Ice Storm, November 15, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2018
- Flood, June 2, 2018
- Hail, May 14, 2018
- Flood, May 6, 2018
- Flood, April 15, 2018
- Flood, March 29, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 21, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 8, 2018
- Flood, February 16, 2018
- Flood, February 10, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2018
- Flood, January 12, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2017
- High Wind, November 18, 2017
- Winter Weather, October 29, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2017
- Heavy Snow, March 13, 2017
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2017
- High Wind, February 12, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 6, 2016
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Hail, April 28, 2016
- Hail, April 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2015
- Flood, March 11, 2015
- Flood, March 4, 2015
- Tornado, July 27, 2014
- Tornado, July 8, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2013
- Flood, January 30, 2013
- Flood, January 16, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2012
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Hail, May 27, 2012
- Hail, May 4, 2012
- Hail, March 28, 2012
- Flash Flood, February 29, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2011
- Heavy Rain, July 8, 2011
- Hail, July 3, 2011
- Hail, May 18, 2011
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Hail, April 26, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 2011
- Flood, April 12, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2010
- Flood, January 25, 2010
- Hail, February 11, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2008
- Hail, June 10, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2008
- Hail, June 1, 2008
- Flood, March 4, 2008
- Hail, August 16, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2007
- Hail, July 29, 2007
- Hail, July 19, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2007
- Flood, April 15, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2006
- Hail, June 5, 2006
- Hail, May 31, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2004
- Hail, May 21, 2004
- Hail, May 7, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 19, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2003
- Hail, July 8, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2002
- Flood, April 28, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2001
- Hail, April 8, 2001
- Heavy Rain, February 15, 2001
- Heavy Rain, January 29, 2001
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2000
- Hail, August 9, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2000
- Hail, June 15, 2000
- Hail, May 24, 2000
- Hail, August 13, 1999
- Hail, April 23, 1999
- Flash Flood, June 27, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 26, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 19, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 1998
- Flash Flood, May 30, 1998
- Tornado, May 24, 1998
- Hail, May 16, 1998
- Heavy Rain, September 28, 1997
- Flash Flood, August 17, 1997
- Flash Flood, November 8, 1996
- Flash Flood, September 6, 1996
- Flash Flood, August 8, 1996
- Flash Flood, July 31, 1996
- Flash Flood, July 19, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1996
- Flash Flood, June 18, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 21, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 16, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 16, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 5, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 1996
- Flash Flood, February 8, 1996
- Flash Flood, January 19, 1996
- Hail, June 11, 1995
- Hail, July 20, 1994
- Hail, July 3, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1994
- Hail, June 19, 1994
- Hail, May 18, 1993
- Hail, June 24, 1992
- Hail, April 24, 1992
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Randolph CountyEvery warning in Randolph 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.