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Calhoun County, West Virginia
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1969 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
34
Hail reports
48
Floods since 1996
310
All events
1
Deaths
$5.5M
Property damage
Year by year
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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.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Richardson, a tree was observed in the roadway at the 5000 block of Russet Road.
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous downed trees and power lines were observed in and around Grantsville. These roads included County Route 4 near Route 16, North Calhoun Highway, and Broomstick Road. Nearly one thousand homes in this area were without power for a period of time as a result.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
More homes outside of Grantsville observed power outages due to nearby downed trees and power line damage.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Millstone Creek overflowed into yards along South Calhoun Highway, partially submerging one vehicle and reaching the raised foundations of several homes.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
High water was observed across a section of Slab Fork Road in White Pine.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were knocked down onto roads north of Grantsville, including Yellow Creek Road, Leading Creek Road, and onto the west bound lane of Little Kanawha Highway.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
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Flood Flood
Slab Fork Road in White Pine flooded due to Slab Fork spilling out of its banks.
Flood Flood
Portions of County Route 16 between Orma and Chloe became inundated with water.
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees and power lines down affecting 1,528 customers between Grantsville and Mt. Zion with a tree reported down on East Little Kanawha Highway near Henrietta.
Drought Drought
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees and power lines were blown down along West Little Kanawha Highway between Creston and Grantsville.
Hail Hail
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Stinson Creek and the West Fork of the Little Kanawha River rose out of its banks and caused flooding to occur at the intersection of Route 16 and Stinson Road near the Stinson grocery store. Several people were trapped in their homes due to high water between Minnora and Chloe a…
Flood Flood
The Little Kanawha River remained out of its banks through the evening of August 28th and continued to spill onto sections of Route 16 between Orma and Chloe.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Between the towns of Orma and Nicut, water washed debris across Nicut Road. Crooked Run Road was also washed out near the intersection of Nicut Road.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 0 |
| 2014 | 15 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004 | 8 | 0 |
| 2003 | 12 | 0 |
| 2002 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
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