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Braxton County, West Virginia
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1960 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
52
Hail reports
56
Floods since 1996
415
All events
0
Deaths
$9.3M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Braxton County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 1 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
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Tree fell on Power Lines on County Route 11/2.
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A tree fell on a house.
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At least 500 residents were without power in a concentrated area due to tree damage.
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A tree fell on Power Lines on Rock Cliff Lane.
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Tree damage led to 1081 residents without power. There was a noticeable swath of concentrated power outages.
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Siding was damaged on a mobile home in Burnsville.
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A tree fell on Power Lines on WV 4 at Mile Marker 20.85.
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At least 1400 residents were without power due to tree damage in several locations.
Drought Drought
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Multiple downed trees were observed near Meadow Lane in Flatwoods.
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Tree damage along Carpenter Fork Road in the area of Newville resulted in local power outages.
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Strong Wind Strong Wind
Winter Weather Winter Weather
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Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
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Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
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Multiple vehicle accidents occurred along I-79 in the midst of lowered visibility from the snow squall. Traffic webcams also captured the moments of obstructed visibility along the highway.
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Drought Drought
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
One tree blew down onto Exchange Road near the community of Knapp.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A path of downed trees about half of a mile to three quarters of a mile long took place along Bug Ridge Road in Sutton. One of the trees fell onto a car.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed trees and power lines in and around Gassaway resulted in over a thousand homes to be without power.
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Outside of Sutton, a few trees blew down onto Centralia Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Gassaway, a few trees were blown down onto State Street.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flooding was observed in the Little Birch and Crites Mountain area.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flooding was observed on sections of US 19 and Big Knaw Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down near Otter Lane in Gassaway.
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In Sutton, a tree was blown down onto Birch Street.
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A tree was knocked down near Mcclain Ridge Road in Newville.
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Downed trees and power lines in the Chapel township resulted in over 75 local customers to be without power for a period of time.
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A few trees were blown down in Burnsville.
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Trees were blown down in the Flatwoods and Heaters communities.
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Flood Flood
Hay fields in and around Heaters were flooded for a period of time.
Flood Flood
High water was observed in Burnsville.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 0 |
| 2025 | 29 | 0 |
| 2024 | 21 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 |
| 2014 | 12 | 0 |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | 13 | 0 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 |
| 2008 | 10 | 0 |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 |
| 2004 | 12 | 0 |
| 2003 | 12 | 0 |
| 2002 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
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