Storm History: Wayne County, West Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Wayne 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
- 568
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- $17 million
- Episodes
- 420
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 | 137 | 1 | 0 | $6.2 million |
| Hail | 106 | 0 | 2 | $1.7 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 70 | 0 | 0 | $381,000 |
| Flood | 41 | 3 | 0 | $4.5 million |
| Heavy Snow | 32 | 0 | 0 | $52,000 |
| Tornado | 31 | 0 | 3 | $2.4 million |
| Drought | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 20 | 0 | 0 | $116,000 |
| Winter Storm | 18 | 0 | 0 | $405,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 14 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Strong Wind | 13 | 0 | 0 | $132,000 |
| Heat | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 10 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 9 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, February 15, 2003
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Flash Flood, March 1, 1997
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2006
- Hail, February 21, 1993
- Flood, March 2, 1997
- Flood, September 17, 2004
- Flood, March 4, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2015
- Flash Flood, November 12, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2003
- Flood, November 19, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2011
- Tornado, April 8, 1965
- Winter Storm, February 3, 1998
- Blizzard, October 29, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2022
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, July 23, 1962
- Hail, June 16, 1998
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2006
- Hail, April 14, 2025
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2021
- Hail, June 16, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2016
- Hail, March 28, 2012
- Flood, April 28, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2001
- Hail, May 19, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2019
- Hail, April 8, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 9, 2011
- Hail, April 5, 2010
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 22, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Hail, May 19, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Flash Flood, April 1, 2026
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026
- Strong Wind, March 13, 2026
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2026
- Strong Wind, February 20, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- High Wind, December 29, 2025
- High Wind, December 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 12, 2025
- Blizzard, December 10, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 10, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 24, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2025
- Drought, September 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2025
- Flood, May 16, 2025
- Hail, May 8, 2025
- Hail, April 29, 2025
- Hail, April 14, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2025
- Hail, March 15, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, February 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Flood, February 8, 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
- Strong Wind, November 20, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 27, 2024
- Drought, September 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2024
- Drought, August 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2024
- Flash Flood, April 11, 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
- High Wind, January 9, 2024
- Tornado, August 7, 2023
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 24, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023
- High Wind, March 3, 2023
- Flood, February 16, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 30, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Flood, January 9, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, January 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2021
- Strong Wind, May 9, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2021
- Flood, March 1, 2021
- Flood, February 28, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020
- Strong Wind, April 21, 2020
- Flood, April 12, 2020
- Flood, February 11, 2020
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020
- Flood, December 16, 2019
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2019
- Tornado, June 24, 2019
- Hail, June 16, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2019
- Flood, February 24, 2019
- Flood, December 20, 2018
- Strong Wind, November 6, 2018
- Strong Wind, October 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2018
- Flood, February 16, 2018
- Flood, February 10, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- High Wind, November 18, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2017
- Tornado, June 23, 2017
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2016
- Tornado, July 4, 2016
- Tornado, June 23, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2016
- Heavy Rain, June 12, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2016
- Hail, April 22, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2016
- Strong Wind, March 1, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 25, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2015
- Hail, June 25, 2015
- Hail, June 8, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2015
- Flood, March 4, 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, August 22, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 28, 2014
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2014
- Strong Wind, March 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 2013
- Heavy Rain, July 6, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2013
- Blizzard, October 29, 2012
- Hail, September 26, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2012
- Hail, July 8, 2012
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Hail, June 22, 2012
- Hail, March 28, 2012
- Heavy Snow, March 5, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2011
- Heat, July 28, 2011
- Heat, July 20, 2011
- Heat, July 12, 2011
- Hail, June 23, 2011
- Hail, June 21, 2011
- Hail, May 22, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2011
- Hail, April 25, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 16, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 9, 2011
- Hail, April 8, 2011
- Flood, March 10, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2010
- Flood, May 1, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2009
- Heavy Rain, July 11, 2009
- Hail, May 30, 2009
- Flood, May 4, 2009
- Hail, April 10, 2009
- Hail, February 11, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2009
- Winter Weather, December 23, 2008
- Hail, July 20, 2008
- Hail, June 30, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2008
- Hail, June 16, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2008
- Hail, May 11, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2008
- Flood, December 10, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 16, 2007
- Drought, August 1, 2007
- Hail, July 26, 2007
- Hail, July 19, 2007
- Drought, July 1, 2007
- Drought, June 8, 2007
- Hail, May 2, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2006
- Hail, July 21, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2006
- Hail, July 4, 2006
- Hail, June 22, 2006
- Hail, June 4, 2006
- Hail, April 20, 2006
- Hail, April 14, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2005
- Hail, May 13, 2005
- Flash Flood, April 30, 2005
- Hail, March 23, 2005
- Flood, January 5, 2005
- High Wind, December 7, 2004
- Flood, September 17, 2004
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in Wayne CountyEvery warning in Wayne 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.