Storm History: Roane County, West Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Roane 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
- 432
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- $16 million
- Episodes
- 358
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 | 88 | 2 | 0 | $7.5 million |
| Hail | 74 | 1 | 0 | $2.2 million |
| Heavy Snow | 35 | 0 | 0 | $51,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 34 | 0 | 0 | $126,000 |
| Flood | 34 | 1 | 1 | $984,000 |
| Drought | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 19 | 0 | 2 | $2.6 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 18 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| High Wind | 18 | 0 | 0 | $91,000 |
| Winter Storm | 17 | 0 | 0 | $7,000 |
| Heat | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 9 | 0 | 0 | $70,000 |
| Strong Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | $36,000 |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Northern Lights | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 1 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2013
- Tornado, June 23, 2016
- Ice Storm, February 16, 2003
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Flash Flood, March 1, 1997
- Flash Flood, February 18, 2000
- Flash Flood, June 27, 1998
- Flood, March 4, 2015
- Flash Flood, January 21, 1999
- Flood, September 17, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 31, 1996
- Flash Flood, March 2, 1997
- Hail, August 15, 1997
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2004
- Flood, November 22, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2013
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2000
- Flood, March 20, 2002
- Flash Flood, December 25, 2015
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 23, 2019
- Hail, June 16, 1998
- Hail, September 25, 1994
- Hail, September 30, 2016
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Hail, May 4, 2025
- Hail, May 26, 2019
- Flood, April 28, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2001
- Flash Flood, February 19, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2022
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2014
- Hail, May 30, 2009
- Hail, June 16, 2008
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026
- Strong Wind, March 13, 2026
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2026
- Flash Flood, February 19, 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
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 10, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Drought, September 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2025
- Hail, May 4, 2025
- Hail, March 15, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 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
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2024
- Drought, September 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2024
- Drought, August 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2024
- Flash Flood, April 11, 2024
- Flood, February 13, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2024
- High Wind, January 12, 2024
- Tornado, August 7, 2023
- Hail, July 17, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- High Wind, March 25, 2023
- High Wind, March 3, 2023
- Flood, February 16, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 13, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2022
- Hail, July 21, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2022
- Flood, February 24, 2022
- Flood, February 17, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2022
- Flood, February 3, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2022
- Flood, August 3, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2021
- Flood, February 28, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2020
- Hail, March 3, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020
- Flood, December 16, 2019
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Hail, May 29, 2019
- Hail, May 26, 2019
- Hail, May 23, 2019
- Hail, April 26, 2019
- Flood, February 24, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2018
- Flood, February 16, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- High Wind, November 18, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2017
- Heavy Rain, March 31, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Hail, September 30, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2016
- Tornado, June 23, 2016
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Strong Wind, March 1, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 25, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2015
- Tornado, June 26, 2015
- Flood, April 14, 2015
- Flood, March 4, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 23, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2015
- Strong Wind, November 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2014
- Tornado, July 8, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2014
- Wildfire, April 21, 2014
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 25, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 22, 2013
- Ice Storm, December 8, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2013
- Winter Weather, March 17, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2012
- Hail, July 3, 2012
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Flood, November 22, 2011
- Heat, July 28, 2011
- Heat, July 20, 2011
- Hail, June 7, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009
- Hail, May 30, 2009
- Flood, May 4, 2009
- Hail, February 11, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2009
- Hail, June 20, 2008
- Hail, June 16, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2008
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Hail, August 16, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 16, 2007
- Hail, July 26, 2007
- Hail, June 13, 2007
- Hail, March 14, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 4, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Hail, May 2, 2006
- Flash Flood, November 8, 2005
- Drought, October 1, 2005
- Drought, September 1, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2005
- Flood, July 25, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2005
- Hail, May 10, 2005
- Flood, September 17, 2004
- Hail, August 29, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2004
- Frost/Freeze, May 4, 2004
- Frost/Freeze, April 28, 2004
- Flood, April 12, 2004
- Flood, March 6, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Flood, November 19, 2003
- Frost/Freeze, October 3, 2003
- Flood, September 2, 2003
- Hail, August 4, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2003
- Tornado, July 10, 2003
- Hail, July 7, 2003
- Flood, February 22, 2003
- Ice Storm, February 16, 2003
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 2002
- Heavy Rain, October 1, 2002
- Drought, September 1, 2002
- Heavy Rain, August 1, 2002
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, May 19, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2002
- Flood, April 28, 2002
- Flood, April 21, 2002
- Excessive Heat, April 16, 2002
- Flood, March 20, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 20, 2002
- Heavy Rain, February 1, 2002
- Excessive Heat, January 31, 2002
- Excessive Heat, January 28, 2002
- Flood, January 24, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2002
- High Wind, December 14, 2001
- Heat, December 1, 2001
- Northern Lights, November 5, 2001
- Heavy Rain, November 1, 2001
- Cold/Wind Chill, October 8, 2001
- Hail, June 20, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2001
- Tornado, May 21, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2001
- Hail, May 17, 2001
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Roane CountyEvery warning in Roane 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.