West Virginia tornado history

176 tornadoes in West Virginia from 1950 to 2025, killing 15 people. Choose a county to see every track on a map.

Kanawha County15Berkeley County14Preston County12Wood County10Monongalia County8Putnam County8Greenbrier County7Jefferson County7Marion County7Raleigh County7Harrison County6Lincoln County6Wayne County6Cabell County5Fayette County4Hampshire County4Nicholas County4Randolph County4Barbour County3Jackson County3Lewis County3Mason County3Ohio County3Taylor County3Tucker County3Doddridge County2Grant County2Marshall County2McDowell County2Mercer County2Mineral County2Monroe County2Pendleton County2Pleasants County2Summers County2Braxton County1Gilmer County1Hancock County1Mingo County1Morgan County1Pocahontas County1Ritchie County1Roane County1Tyler County1Upshur County1Wetzel County1Wirt County1Wyoming County1

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Deadliest tornadoes in West Virginia

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 2, 2012EF385 mi1,580 yd11810
Mar 2, 2012EF349 mi1,320 yd372
Apr 4, 1974F332.2 mi10 yd111
Jun 16, 1982F12.5 mi17 yd01
Sep 16, 2010EF39.1 mi500 yd161