Storm History: Wetzel County, West Virginia
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Wetzel 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
- 291
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $26 million
- Episodes
- 220
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 73 | 0 | 0 | $778,000 |
| Hail | 61 | 0 | 0 | $343,000 |
| Flash Flood | 59 | 1 | 0 | $14 million |
| Winter Storm | 23 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Flood | 17 | 0 | 0 | $10 million |
| Heavy Snow | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | $135,000 |
| Winter Weather | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 8 | 0 | 0 | $24,000 |
| Drought | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, June 27, 1998
- Flood, September 18, 2004
- Flood, January 5, 2005
- Flash Flood, April 11, 2024
- Flash Flood, February 18, 2000
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2024
- Flood, January 19, 1996
- Flash Flood, March 2, 1997
- Flash Flood, May 16, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2024
- Flood, January 11, 2005
- Hail, July 27, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2010
- Hail, July 23, 2022
- Hail, August 25, 1994
- High Wind, January 9, 2008
- High Wind, January 30, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2008
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2026
- Tornado, May 13, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2025
- Hail, April 2, 2025
- Hail, March 16, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2024
- Drought, September 1, 2024
- Drought, August 20, 2024
- Drought, July 16, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2024
- Tornado, May 11, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 2024
- Flash Flood, April 11, 2024
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2024
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2024
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2023
- Hail, August 12, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2023
- High Wind, March 25, 2023
- High Wind, December 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 27, 2022
- Hail, July 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2022
- Hail, June 8, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2022
- Strong Wind, February 17, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 3, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 24, 2022
- Blizzard, January 16, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2021
- Tornado, June 14, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2020
- Hail, August 25, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2020
- Hail, June 3, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2020
- Flood, December 17, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2019
- Flood, February 6, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2019
- Flood, September 7, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2018
- Hail, May 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2017
- Tornado, June 23, 2017
- Flood, March 1, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Hail, October 20, 2016
- Hail, September 29, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2016
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2015
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2014
- Hail, July 27, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2014
- Flood, June 11, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2014
- Flood, February 2, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 16, 2013
- Flood, January 30, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2012
- Hail, July 18, 2012
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Flood, November 22, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2010
- Hail, May 14, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2009
- Hail, June 9, 2009
- Hail, May 11, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 27, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2008
- High Wind, January 30, 2008
- High Wind, January 9, 2008
- Flash Flood, December 2, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2007
- High Wind, December 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 6, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2005
- Flood, January 11, 2005
- Flood, January 5, 2005
- Flood, September 18, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2004
- Flood, March 6, 2004
- Flood, February 6, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 17, 2004
- Ice Storm, December 14, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 6, 2003
- Flash Flood, November 19, 2003
- Flash Flood, November 12, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2003
- High Wind, March 8, 2003
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2002
- Hail, April 21, 2002
- Flood, March 26, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2001
- Hail, April 9, 2001
- High Wind, February 25, 2001
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2000
- Hail, June 2, 2000
- Hail, May 23, 2000
- Hail, May 10, 2000
- Flash Flood, February 18, 2000
- Flash Flood, February 11, 2000
- Drought, September 1, 1999
- Drought, August 1, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow, March 14, 1999
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 13, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 8, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 2, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 27, 1998
- Hail, June 16, 1998
- Flash Flood, May 2, 1998
- Flash Flood, January 7, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 1997
- Flash Flood, June 2, 1997
- Flash Flood, March 2, 1997
- Flash Flood, March 2, 1997
- Flash Flood, July 30, 1996
- Tornado, July 30, 1996
- Flash Flood, July 2, 1996
- Hail, July 2, 1996
- Hail, July 2, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 17, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 16, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 16, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 1996
- Flash Flood, January 19, 1996
- Flood, January 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 1996
- Hail, June 21, 1995
- Hail, June 14, 1995
- Hail, August 25, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1994
- Tornado, April 9, 1991
- Hail, July 20, 1990
- Hail, June 27, 1986
- Tornado, July 9, 1980
- Hail, July 8, 1980
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 1974
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 1969
More
Tornadoes in Wetzel CountyEvery warning in Wetzel 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.