Wood County tornado history

10 tornadoes touched Wood County, West Virginia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Sep 16, 2010). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 18 people.

10tornadoes since 1950
EF3strongest rating
1killed · 18 injured
9.1 milongest path · 2010
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F04
(E)F13
(E)F22
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Sep 16, 2010EF39.1 mi500 yd161
Jul 10, 2003F22.5 mi250 yd00
Jan 8, 1998F22 mi100 yd00
Aug 9, 1950F15 mi10 yd00
May 9, 2024EF13.4 mi250 yd10
Jun 26, 1951F10.1 mi250 yd10
May 21, 2001F00.7 mi100 yd00
Jun 12, 1989F00.2 mi10 yd00
Dec 23, 2015EF00.2 mi25 yd00
Jun 12, 1968F00.1 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 9, 2024EF13.4 mi250 yd10
Dec 23, 2015EF00.2 mi25 yd00
Sep 16, 2010EF39.1 mi500 yd161
Jul 10, 2003F22.5 mi250 yd00
May 21, 2001F00.7 mi100 yd00
Jan 8, 1998F22 mi100 yd00
Jun 12, 1989F00.2 mi10 yd00
Jun 12, 1968F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 26, 1951F10.1 mi250 yd10
Aug 9, 1950F15 mi10 yd00

Deadliest: Sep 16, 2010, EF3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Wirt County, WV1Washington County, OH8Pleasants County, WV2Ritchie County, WV1Jackson County, WV3Meigs County, OH6Athens County, OH4Roane County, WV1

Questions

How many tornadoes has Wood County, West Virginia had?

10 tornadoes touched Wood County, West Virginia between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Wood County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Sep 16, 2010, with a 9.1-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Wood County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (3 of 10). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).