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Clay County, West Virginia
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1980 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
30
Hail reports
51
Floods since 1996
354
All events
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Deaths
$21.9M
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.
Severe flash flooding occurred in scattered locations along several streams. One stream was Porter Creek in the Bomont area. One 9 year resident in Bomont said, I really do not imagine how this would happen. It's just heartbreaking to see all the homes floating down the creek. A …
Flash flooding transitioned into river flooding along the Elk River during the late afternoon and early evening. The river flooding continued into the morning of the 24th. Damage associated with the river flooding may have exceeded that associated with the earlier flash flooding.…
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A few downed trees were observed along Wallback Road.
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In the town of Procious, a downed tree was observed along Procious Maysel Road.
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A few trees and power lines blew down near the town of Ira, resulting in local power outages.
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A downed tree made contact with power lines in the area of Little Sycamore Road and Lizemore Road.
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A tree fell down onto a local road in Ivydale.
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High water was observed on roads adjacent to Porter Creek.
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Tree and power line damage resulted in over 150 customers to be without power in the Bickmore community.
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Tree damage in the Maysel community resulted in over 100 local customers to be without power for a period of time.
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Downed trees and power lines in the Crosby area resulted in local power outages.
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A tree was blown down onto Route 16 near Big Otter. In Bickmore, another tree was blown down onto Route 38.
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A roof was blown off of a small structure in Procious.
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Powerlines down on Greathouse Drive affecting 19 customers and a tree down on Fayette Street in Widen.
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A downed tree blocked both lanes of Guy Mullins Road outside the town of Clay.
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A tree was blown down on Salisbury Road.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | 0 |
| 2024 | 22 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 19 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 |
| 2015 | 14 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 |
| 2003 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
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