Storm History: Ritchie County, West Virginia

Events

416

Deaths

5

Injuries

0

Damage

$6.3 million

Episodes

336

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, February 8, 19964 deaths · $5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 3, 20221 death · 1 event here

• Hail, June 29, 2012$1.5 million · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, February 18, 2000$850,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 1998$760,000 · 63 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 1998$562,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 2013$400,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 2003$300,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 4, 2015$200,000 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 8, 2014$175,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, November 19, 2003$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 29, 2012$100,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 1998$90,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 1997$86,000 · 0.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 1997$70,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 2019$60,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 2, 1997$50,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 1998$50,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 2003$50,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 2016$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 24, 2019$50,000 · 76 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 2008$35,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here

• Flash Flood, April 8, 2015$25,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 16, 1998$50,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20162.1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 2019$6,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, April 28, 2002$10,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 19, 2026$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 2020$11,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2019$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 14, 20181.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 26, 2016$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 20, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 1995$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 18, 19911.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 19891.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 13, 19671.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, July 10, 2003$300,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2024$500 · EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Ritchie County, with its track

• Tornado, June 22, 2026$1,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2026$3,000 · 87 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2026$2,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 2026$3,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Flash Flood, April 1, 2026$3,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 16, 20261 event here
• Strong Wind, March 13, 2026$6,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2026$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 4, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 22, 20261 event here
• Strong Wind, February 20, 2026$3,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 19, 2026$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 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$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 19, 2025$8,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 10, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2025$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 2025$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2025$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 202550 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2025$750 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 29, 2025$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 2025$2,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2025$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 15, 2025$3,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, February 6, 202550 kt wind · 1 event 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$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 4, 2024$2,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 6, 2024$250 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20241 event here
• Tornado, September 24, 2024$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2024$9,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2024$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2024$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 11, 2024$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2024$500 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 20, 2024$5,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 28, 2024$200 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20241 event 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
• High Wind, January 9, 2024$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 2023$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2023$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 2023$3,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 3, 2023$2,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 1, 202356 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 25, 2023$2,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 3, 2023$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 30, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, January 13, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 2022$13,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 21, 2022$500 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2022$500 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 2022$3,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 3, 20221 event here
• Flood, February 3, 20221 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 2021$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2021$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2021$14,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2021$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 2021$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 4, 2021$25,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, February 28, 2021$15,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, February 15, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2020$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 2020$3,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 2020$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2020$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 2020$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 12, 2020$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 2020$11,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 7, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020$14,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2019$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 2019$60,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2019$3,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2019$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 2019$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, May 26, 2019$6,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 17, 2019$500 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, February 24, 2019$50,000 · 76 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 2019$20,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 1, 2018$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2018$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2018$500 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 14, 20181.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20181 event here
• Flood, February 16, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20181 event here
• Flood, January 12, 2018$2,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 18, 2017$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 6, 2017$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 2017$5,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2017$9,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2017$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 2017$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20171 event here
• Tornado, July 4, 2016$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 2016$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20162.1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 26, 2016$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 2, 2016$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 1, 2016$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 8, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 22, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 2015$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 10, 2015$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2015$10,000 · 96 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 8, 2015$25,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, March 4, 2015$200,000 · 3 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 23, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20151 event here
• Strong Wind, November 1, 2014$2,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 27, 2014$19,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 8, 2014$175,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 20, 2014$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 2014$7,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 3, 2014$2,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 2014$15,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 16, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, February 25, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 2014$15,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 2, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014$25,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014$20,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 2013$10,000 · 63 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 2013$400,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 2013$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2012$25,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 2012$1.5 million · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, February 29, 2012$100,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2011$31,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Heat, July 28, 20111 event here
• Heat, July 20, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 2011$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 19, 2011$10,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20111 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2010$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 2010$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 24, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009$20,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2009$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, February 11, 200974 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20091 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 200850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 2008$35,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 20, 20081 event here
• Flash Flood, December 13, 2007$15,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 5, 20071 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 27, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 20071 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 5, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 7, 20071 event here
• High Wind, December 1, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2006$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20051 event here
• Flood, July 25, 2005$5,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 10, 20041.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20041 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 7, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 4, 20041 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 28, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20041 event here
• Flood, November 19, 2003$100,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 3, 20031 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 2003$300,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 22, 20031 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 2003$50,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 26, 20031 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20031 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 4, 20021 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 1, 20021 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20021 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 1, 20021 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, May 19, 20021 event here
• Flood, April 28, 2002$10,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, April 16, 20021 event here
• High Wind, March 9, 2002$1,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, January 31, 20021 event here
• Excessive Heat, January 28, 20021 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20021 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20021 event here
• High Wind, December 14, 20011 event here
• Heat, December 1, 20011 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, October 8, 20011 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 2001$15,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2001$12,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 13, 20011 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 20011 event here
• High Wind, February 25, 20011 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 22, 20011 event here
• High Wind, February 9, 20011 event here
• Excessive Heat, February 9, 20011 event here
• High Wind, December 11, 200057 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 1, 20001 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, November 21, 20001 event here
• High Wind, November 9, 20001 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, October 8, 20001 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 2000$2,000 · 52 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.