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Jefferson County, West Virginia
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1965 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
7
Tornado reports
66
Hail reports
79
Floods since 1996
819
All events
2
Deaths
$23.9M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Jefferson County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 7 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.
A tree blew down onto an occupied golf cart at Locust Hill Golf Course, killing one occupant and critically injuring another.
A woman was killed when a large tree fell onto her car on Route 9 about 3 miles west of the Virginia border.
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A tree blew down near Morgan Grove Road.
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Power lines blew down at Johnnycake Lane and Rolling Lane.
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A tree blew down in the 6400 block of Charles Town Road.
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A large tree blew down in the 100 block of Border Road.
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A tree blew down on Brucetown Road.
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A tree blew down near the intersection of Daniel Road and Shenandoah Junction Road.
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A large tree blew down near the intersection of Ridge Road and Gardners Lane.
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A large tree blew down in the 1400 block of Shepherd Grade Road.
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A tree blew down in the 8000 block of Shepherdstown Pike.
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A snow squall produced a quick coating to inch of snow. Visibilities were below one quarter of a mile and winds gusted to 30 mph.
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Three trees blew down around Shepherdstown, including on Terrapin Road, CR-5 Scrabble Road, and CR-5 Shepherd Grade Road.
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A tree blew down in the 300 block of York Street.
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A tree blew down onto power lines in the 800 block of Hidden Hollow Drive.
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A tree blew down onto power lines near the intersection of CR-1/8 Brucetown Road and Happy Creek Drive.
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Numerous trees blew down along CR-1/8 Brucetown Road.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail was reported in Charles Town.
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Minor roof damage was reported at an assisted living facility in the 100 block of Augustine Avenue.
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The RAWS Kearneysville, MTGW2, observed a peak head index of 111F.
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The RAWS Kearneysville, MTGW2, observed a peak head index of 106F.
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Trees blew down in the 3700 block of WV-51 Middleway Pike.
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A tree blew down in the 2400 block of South Childs Road.
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A tree blew down in the 5900 block of Charles Town Road.
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A tree blew down in the 2000 block of WV-480 Kearneysville Pike.
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A tree blew down in the 100 block of Spring Lake Lane.
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A tree blew down in the 2100 block of CR-27 Bloomery Road.
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Trees blew down blocking US-340 William L. Wilson Freeway near CR-32 Chestnut Hill Road.
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A tree blew down in the 19000 block of WV-115 Charles Town Road.
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A tree blew down near the intersection of US-340 Alternate/Washington Street and McDowell Street.
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A tree blew down along CR-27 Millville Road/Bloomery Road.
Flood Flood
The Shenandoah River at Millville river gauge reached minor flood stage with a peak crest of 13.27 feet. At 10 feet, Parts of Bloomery Road and John Rissler Road are flooded near Bloomery, West Virginia. Once these roads flood, access to homes is impaired but the homes themselves…
Flood Flood
The Potomac River at Harpers Ferry river gauge reached minor flood stage with a peak crest of 19.65 feet. At 18 feet, due to backwater effects on the Shenandoah River, floodwaters cover much of the Hamilton Street area of historic Harpers Ferry, and approach the employee parking …
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Trees blew down in the 1100 block of CR-1/8 Brucetown Road.
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Trees blew down at the intersection of CR-17 Flowing Springs Road and Old Country Club Road.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail was reported in Charles Town.
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Several trees were uprooted and snapped along Virginia Avenue and Connie Avenue in Bakerton.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 0 |
| 2025 | 37 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 1 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 |
| 2021 | 44 | 1 |
| 2020 | 38 | 0 |
| 2019 | 49 | 0 |
| 2018 | 55 | 0 |
| 2017 | 20 | 1 |
| 2016 | 22 | 0 |
| 2015 | 19 | 0 |
| 2014 | 38 | 0 |
| 2013 | 25 | 0 |
| 2012 | 29 | 0 |
| 2011 | 32 | 0 |
| 2010 | 19 | 0 |
| 2009 | 12 | 0 |
| 2008 | 28 | 0 |
| 2007 | 29 | 0 |
| 2006 | 18 | 0 |
| 2005 | 12 | 0 |
| 2004 | 20 | 1 |
| 2003 | 33 | 1 |
| 2002 | 27 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 33 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 1 |
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