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Tornadoes in West Virginia

West Virginia has recorded 164 tornadoes from 1950 through 2025, about 2.8 per year over the last 30 years. They killed 2 people and injured 109. June is the most active month.

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Tornadoes per year

96: 396397: 197198: 13981399: 199100: 300301: 101102: 102103: 203204: 404407: 107108: 208210: 110111: 111112: 112114: 914915: 315316: 616617: 417418: 118119: 219221: 221222: 322324: 182418
West Virginia tornadoes per year, 1996–2025
50s: 850s860s: 1960s1970s: 2870s2880s: 1780s1790s: 2790s2700s: 1400s1410s: 2810s2820s: 2320s23
Tornadoes per decade (the 2020s are partial)

When tornadoes happen in West Virginia

Jan: 2Jan2Feb: 1Feb1Mar: 6Mar6Apr: 28Apr28May: 13May13Jun: 47Jun47Jul: 32Jul32Aug: 17Aug17Sep: 8Sep8Oct: 6Oct6Nov: 1Nov1Dec: 3Dec3
Tornadoes by month, 1950–2025
EF0: 55EF055EF1: 82EF182EF2: 22EF222EF3: 4EF34EF4: 0EF4EF5: 0EF5
Tornadoes by (E)F rating

Ratings before February 2007 use the original Fujita (F) scale; later tornadoes use the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale. How the EF scale works.

Deadliest tornadoes in West Virginia

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
April 4, 1974F3Raleigh County32.2 mi10 yd111
June 16, 1982F1Monongalia County2.5 mi17 yd10

Strongest tornadoes in West Virginia

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
April 4, 1974F3Raleigh County32.2 mi10 yd111
June 3, 1980F3—29.8 mi150 yd019
April 4, 1974F3Raleigh County9.2 mi10 yd012
October 1, 1986F3Doddridge County1 mi200 yd01
June 2, 1998F2Mineral County15 mi150 yd05
November 16, 1989F2Jefferson County9 mi50 yd03
June 20, 1977F2—8.5 mi50 yd05
April 2, 2024EF2Kanawha County8 mi300 yd00
April 24, 1975F2Greenbrier County6 mi67 yd00
April 2, 2024EF2Fayette County5.3 mi325 yd01

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
September 25, 2024?Pocahontas County2.2 mi10 yd00
August 8, 2024EF0Berkeley County0.5 mi150 yd00
June 5, 2024EF0Jefferson County1.3 mi130 yd00
June 5, 2024EF0Berkeley County1.7 mi110 yd00
June 5, 2024EF0Berkeley County0.9 mi65 yd00
May 26, 2024EF0Putnam County0.3 mi75 yd00
May 9, 2024EF0Preston County0.4 mi50 yd00
May 9, 2024EF1Wood County3.4 mi250 yd01
April 2, 2024EF2Fayette County5.3 mi325 yd01
April 2, 2024EF1Kanawha County0.8 mi100 yd00

Counties with the most tornadoes

CountyTornadoes since 1950Per 1,000 sq mi
Kanawha County1543070953.4
Berkeley County13104890965.7
Wood County963514986.4
Putnam County859884393.1
Greenbrier County717774509.8
Preston County727935285.1
Marion County758673139.2
Jefferson County786746411.5
Raleigh County729966942.1
Monongalia County750361111.1
Harrison County637355769.2
Lincoln County529633867.3
Randolph County49961538.5
Cabell County436868327.4
Fayette County415649546.8
Hampshire County416187500
Nicholas County416012364.8
Tucker County318544152.7
Barbour County322785923.8
Taylor County344913294.8

About this data

Tornado records come from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database of confirmed tornadoes, 1950–2025. Tornadoes that crossed state lines are counted in the state where they began. Counts in the early decades are lower partly because many weak tornadoes went unreported before Doppler radar and storm spotter networks.