West Virginia
55 counties8 tornadoes rated F3/EF3+80 county disaster declarations
West Virginia has recorded 177 tornadoes since 1950, 38th among the states; 20 tropical storms and hurricanes within 50 miles since 1851; 989,921 acres burned by large wildfires since 1984.
2025
- Tornadoes rated F2/EF2+ since 1950
- Tropical cyclone tracks since 1851
- Large wildfires since 1984
Statewide totals
Unique events: a tornado that crossed three counties counts once.
- Tornadoes since 1950
- 177
- 38th of 51
- Rated F3/EF3 or stronger
- 8
- 33rd of 51
- Tropical cyclones within 50 mi
- 20
- 21st of 51
- At hurricane strength
- 2
- 21st of 51
- Acres burned since 1984
- 990K
- 319 large fires
- Flood insurance claims
- 27,290
- $378 million paid
County leaders
Where in West Virginia each hazard has struck most.
Most tornadoes
Most tropical cyclones within 50 mi
Most acres burned
- 1Mingo County268K
- 2Logan County147K
- 3Boone County145K
- 4Kanawha County90K
- 5Raleigh County72K
Most flood claims
- 1Ohio County3,123
- 2Kanawha County2,479
- 3Logan County2,149
- 4Mingo County1,679
- 5McDowell County1,050
Notable events
The strongest tornadoes, hurricanes and fires in West Virginia’s record. Each opens its own page.
Tornadoes
- EF3 2012, Wayne10 killed
Hurricanes and tropical storms
- Unnamed 1878Cat. 1
- Unnamed 1893Cat. 1
- Unnamed 1896Cat. 1
- Unnamed 1893Tropical storm
- Unnamed 1876Tropical storm
- Unnamed 1933Tropical storm
- Isabel 2003Tropical storm
- Unnamed 1949Tropical storm
- Unnamed 1878Tropical storm
- Hugo 1989Tropical storm
Every county
Sort by any column. Each county opens its full record.
| Barbour County | 3 | 3 |
| Berkeley County | 14 | 13 |
| Boone County | 1 | 3 |
| Braxton County | 1 | 3 |
| Brooke County | 1 | 4 |
| Cabell County | 5 | 4 |
| Calhoun County | 0 | 4 |
| Clay County | 0 | 4 |
| Doddridge County | 2 | 3 |
| Fayette County | 4 | 1 |
| Gilmer County | 1 | 3 |
| Grant County | 2 | 6 |
| Greenbrier County | 7 | 4 |
| Hampshire County | 4 | 11 |
| Hancock County | 1 | 2 |
| Hardy County | 1 | 10 |
| Harrison County | 6 | 4 |
| Jackson County | 3 | 4 |
| Jefferson County | 7 | 13 |
| Kanawha County | 15 | 4 |
| Lewis County | 3 | 3 |
| Lincoln County | 6 | 4 |
| Logan County | 0 | 3 |
| Marion County | 7 | 4 |
| Marshall County | 3 | 4 |
| Mason County | 3 | 4 |
| McDowell County | 2 | 1 |
| Mercer County | 2 | 1 |
| Mineral County | 2 | 5 |
| Mingo County | 1 | 3 |
| Monongalia County | 8 | 4 |
| Monroe County | 2 | 4 |
| Morgan County | 2 | 11 |
| Nicholas County | 4 | 2 |
| Ohio County | 2 | 4 |
| Pendleton County | 2 | 8 |
| Pleasants County | 2 | 3 |
| Pocahontas County | 1 | 4 |
| Preston County | 12 | 4 |
| Putnam County | 8 | 4 |
| Raleigh County | 7 | 1 |
| Randolph County | 4 | 4 |
| Ritchie County | 1 | 3 |
| Roane County | 1 | 4 |
| Summers County | 2 | 1 |
| Taylor County | 3 | 3 |
| Tucker County | 3 | 4 |
| Tyler County | 1 | 3 |
| Upshur County | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne County | 6 | 4 |
| Webster County | 0 | 1 |
| Wetzel County | 1 | 4 |
| Wirt County | 1 | 4 |
| Wood County | 10 | 4 |
| Wyoming County | 1 | 1 |
Cities
Places of 10,000 people or more with their own records.