Fairmont

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond this area.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Every storm within 100 miles

1. Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 to 2025.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Flood insurance figures are for Marion County, the county that contains Fairmont.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

The drought index is for Marion County, the county that contains Fairmont.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the city centre.
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Mapped landslides

Landslides mapped in Marion County.

Mapped by WV GS (5,350), NASA (6).

1. Landslides mapped in the USGS compilation of landslide inventories across the United States (version 3.0, 2025), rated probable or better. The compilation joins inventories made by federal and state agencies for different purposes and areas, so the number mapped in a county reflects how closely it has been surveyed as much as how often its slopes fail. An area with few records may simply not have been mapped. Deaths are as recorded in the inventories; a slide listed in two inventories is counted once.

USGS Landslide Inventories across the United States, version 3.0, retrieved October 27, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Jun 28, 1998Flash Flood$5.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Torrential thunderstorm rains created widespread flash flooding across the county as numerous roads were closed. Several evacuations were required in the city of Bingamon, but the majority of problems were reported in the Mannington area. Flooding damaged 100 homes in Mannington, with around three feet of water reported in some of the city streets.

2. Jun 15, 2025Flash Flood$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   State official reported that Locust Ave near the 1300 block was completely underwater. Just east of that location an apartment complex wall collapsed as water flowed through and over the structure. Several individuals were trapped in the building and water rescues were performed.

3. Jul 10, 2001Flash Flood$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Torrential thunderstorm rains produced significant flash flooding across the county. Radar-estimated rainfall totals of 3.7 inches occurred in the Glady Creek Basin, 3.6 inches in the Millersville and Robinson Run areas, and 3.3 inches in the city of Fairmont. Numerous roadways were closed as a result of the flooding, including portions of U.S. Route 19 in the Monongah, Worthington and White Rock areas. SR 73 at Boothville and portions of SR 310 near Valley Falls State Park were also closed. In the Valley Falls area alone, a total of 9 homes and 3 businesses reported major damage from the flooding with 7 homes reporting minor damage. Numerous homes across the county reported…

4. Feb 29, 2012Flash Flood$350,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Emergency Rescue reported flooding in Worthington and Fairmont.

5. Feb 29, 2012Flash Flood$350,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The public reported flooding in the city of Fairmont; streams in buildings.

6. Feb 18, 2000Flash Flood$300,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy rain forced Buffalo Creek out of its banks near Mannington, closing several roads in the area. Widespread flooding was also reported in the Fairview and Worthington areas.

7. May 4, 2009Flood$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous roads flooded across the county with bulk of high water along the West Fork River around Worthington. SR 19 flooded with some water in structures.

8. Sep 26, 2007Thunderstorm Wind$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Emergency management reported some structural damage to homes with trees down on houses. Numerous power lines down and some roads closed.

9. Jun 10, 2021Flash Flood$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Multiple reports of flooded areas, including Pike Street and Howard Street. Fairmont Bowl Center had water inside, 2 to 3 inches deep. The rain was so heavy on Kirckway Drive, in Fairmont, that it caused Coal Run Creek to overflow. The water came over the barrier and caused a sink hole.

10. Jul 20, 2008Thunderstorm Wind$75,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Emergency management reported numerous trees down from Mannington to Farmington.

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

108°FAug 8, 1918

All-time low

−21°FJan 20, 1994

Warmest night

76°F2 times, most recently Jun 27, 1952

Coldest day

−1°F2 times, most recently Jan 20, 1994

Wettest day

4.20 inJul 24, 1896

Snowiest day

24.0 inFeb 4, 1926

Hottest year

1911mean 57.1°F

Coldest year

1981mean 49.7°F

Wettest year

201863.40 in

Driest year

193026.25 in

Snowiest season

83.2 in1995-96

Station Fairmont (USC00462920), 1,300 ft elevation, 1.5 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1905 to October 28, 2026; 92.3% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

Declarations for Marion County.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USC00462920.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Landslides USGS Landslide Inventories across the United States, version 3.0 (2025).
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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