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Fayette County, West Virginia
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
5
Tornado reports
78
Hail reports
59
Floods since 1996
467
All events
4
Deaths
$78.6M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Fayette County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 5 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.
Continuous rounds of rain led to prolonged flooding around the Pax area. High water was first observed on the evening of February 16th along Packs Branch Road and portions of Paint Creek Road. The next morning, Paint Creek remained out of its banks and continued to spill onto Pai…
Lightning struck a tree near where 3 teenage boys were fishing on a small residential pond. The location is off of Elverton Road and near the Bridge Haven Golf Course. One boy died, the 2 others were injured.
Rains of 1 to 1.5 inches fell during the daylight hours on this Saturday. A flash flood watch was in effect, but no flooding occurred. Between 1700 and 1730 E, a 6 year old girl drowned after falling into a swollen culvert near her home in Montgomery Heights. She was swept throug…
Lightning entered the second floor of the Mount Hope Middle School. Luckily, it was after most students had already gone home for the day. However, there were 30 to 40 students in the building for after school programs. Eight children were slightly injured. There were a few flash…
Water from an overflowing Smithers Creek spilled onto Cannelton Hollow Road in the town of Smithers. This resulted in extensive flooding of several homes and a few businesses located along Cannelton Hollow Road. Severe flooding was also observed in the Scrabble Creek area.
River flooding occurred on the Meadow and lower Gauley Rivers along the northern border of Fayette County. Russellville was flooded and Route 41 damaged. One resident of Russellville said, and when it got too so much, I grabbed the kids and I left. You couldn't stay. You'd have d…
Numerous trees and large branches were blown down. Nearly 23,000 customers lost electricity. Five homes were destroyed, 30 had major damage, and 39 dwellings sustained minor damage. The public infrastructure damage assessment was over $700,000. The Amtrak train became stranded in…
Small stream flooding was common across the southern and western portions of the county. Streams such as Paint Creek, White Oak Creek , and Dunloup Creek flooded. This affected such communities as Pax, Mount Hope, Kilsyth, and Glen Jean. Water rescues were done. A 92 year old wom…
Rains of 2 to 4 inches fell in 12 hours, most in less than 6 hours. Oak Hill reported 2.8 inches of rain. Further south, rains of near 4 inches were likely along the Raleigh County border. Communities such as Mount Hope, Kilsyth, Glen Jean, and Pax were hardest hit. Dunloup Creek…
The area from around Mount Olive on south to include Cannelton, Smithers, Gauley Bridge, Kanawha Falls, Beckwith, Beards Fork, Page, Wriston, Kincaid, Ansted, Fayetteville, Oak Hill, Pax, and Mindon were hit the hardest in the county. Severe flash flooding occurred along such str…
Flood Flood
High water was observed in the 800 block of Paint Creek Road.
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A tree fell on Stanaford Road.
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A tree was blown down along Midland Trail near Hawks Nest Dam.
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Over 260 customers were without power in the Maplewood area due to power line and tree damage.
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A tree was blown down across White Oak Road near Danese.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
An EF1 tornado began between US 19 and Whispering Pines Lanes in the Pine Grove community of Fayette County. The tornado skipped along in an east-southeasterly direction with the damage path ending near the intersection of Mountain Vista Drive and US 60 in the Lookout community. …
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Trees and power lines were blown down along Pine Grove School Road in the Edmond community.
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A downed tree fell along US 60 near the Midland Trail and Redwood Street.
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Tree and power line damage occurred along the West Virginia Turnpike in Long Branch.
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In the community of Romont, a tree blew down along Rich Creek Road.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Eighteen to twenty inches of swift moving water was observed over Summerlee Road.
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High water was observed in the eastbound lane of Chestnutburg Road in Anstead.
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Flash flooding was observed along Main Street in Oak Hill.
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Trees were blown down between Paint Creek Road and Horse Creek Road in Lively.
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A tree was blown down on Army Camp Road in Prince.
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Downed trees and power lines in the Oak Hill area resulted in local power outages.
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Nearby to Hawks Nest State Park, a downed tree covered one lane of roadway near the intersection of Midland Trail and Turkey Creek Road.
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A downed tree blocked one lane of Cannelton Hollow Road near Belva.
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A large tree limb was blown down on Route 60 near Chimney Corner.
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A tree was blown down onto power lines along Evans Hill Road near Mount Hope.
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A tree was blown down onto Thurbon Road outside of Oak Hill.
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Numerous power outages occurred in the Anstead area due to downed trees and power lines.
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A few trees and power lines blew down onto Midland Trail near the Gauley Bridge. Another tree took down power lines across Wayne Avenue in Oak Hill.
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Siding was ripped off the steeple of Ansted Baptist Church.
Flood Flood
The New River at Thurmond approached its bankfull level of 19 feet shortly after midnight on the 16th of February. After an initial crest just shy of bankfull before daybreak, the river eventually exceeded bankfull that afternoon. A second crest, just under 19.1 feet, occurred be…
Flood Flood
The interstate underpass at the Pax exit flooded and stranded vehicles. The Pax Fire Department also flooded and had to be staged out of Mount Hope.
Flood Flood
Flooding was observed on Kilsyth Road in Mount Hope, along Dunloup Creek.
Flood Flood
Minor flooding was observed in the Oak Hill area.
Flood Flood
Paint Creek Road was closed due to flooding.
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Extensive tree damage occurred along a quarter mile stretch of Rich Creek Road. Several mature trees were snapped with many more uprooted in a roughly 100 yard wide path. The felled trees were pushed downhill with a divergent pattern to the damage indicative of a microburst. Peak…
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A small area of snapped and uprooted trees were observed along Elkridge Road near Powellton.
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Several trees were snapped and uprooted near Maplewood. Power poles were snapped and lines blown down. A nearby home suffered roof damage and blown off shingles.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
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A few trees were blown down in Smithers on Midland Trail.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 20 | 0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 0 |
| 2014 | 12 | 0 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 |
| 2012 | 16 | 0 |
| 2011 | 17 | 0 |
| 2010 | 15 | 0 |
| 2009 | 14 | 0 |
| 2008 | 14 | 0 |
| 2007 | 10 | 0 |
| 2006 | 11 | 0 |
| 2005 | 12 | 0 |
| 2004 | 15 | 0 |
| 2003 | 13 | 0 |
| 2002 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | 0 |
| 1999 | 22 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 2 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 |
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