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McDowell County, West Virginia
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1974 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
2
Tornado reports
67
Hail reports
67
Floods since 1996
473
All events
8
Deaths
$162.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in McDowell County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 2 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.
Major flash flooding occurred in and around Welch. Homes and businesses were surrounded by water, roads and underpasses became impassable, and cars were stranded. People became trapped in their vehicles on Riverside Drive before the Havaco bridge. In Kimball, water entered multip…
The gym roof of the Twin Branch Pentecostal Christian Academy was lifted up and shifted by the wind. The entire roof fell back down onto its cinderblock support walls. This caused the walls to collapse. Debris fell onto nearby vehicles. A 35 year old female was killed by the fall…
An unsupervised 3 year old boy ended up in the swollen Jenny Branch. Jenny Branch is a small stream across from his home. The location was on the lower reaches of County Route 7/4 near Davy. The tragedy occurred around 0930-1000E. His body was found in the Tug Fork. Huff Creek in…
The Tug Fork Fork River at Litwar exceeded its flood stage of 24 feet the night of February 15, then rose to a crest near 31 feet overnight. The river returned below flood stage the morning of the 16th. Major flooding impacted homes along the river between Iaeger and Panther, Cou…
Streams flowing into the headwaters of the Tug Fork across the northern portion of the county flooded many hollows. This would include streams flowing off Indian Ridge, such as Davy Branch around the communities as Asco and Yerba. Down stream of the junction of Davy Branch and th…
Streams that drain into the headwaters of the Tug Fork had severe flash flooding. This includes such streams as Elkhorn Creek and its North Fork. Some of the small communities hit hard were Landgraff, Jenkinjones, Anawalt, Kimball, Keystone, Eckman, Northfork, Maybeury, and Elkho…
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A tree was knocked down on Sandy Huff Road.
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A downed tree was observed on River Road.
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One tree was downed across both lanes of Peeled Chestnut Ridge Road.
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In Panther, a tree was knocked down onto Greenbrier Mountain Road.
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A downed tree was observed on Coal Heritage Road near Pennys.
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In Anawalt, a tree fell onto power lines along County Road 84.
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Trees and power lines were blown down near Anawalt Ridge Road.
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Several trees down were blown down in Crumpler along Mills Avenue.
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One tree was blown down along Peeled Chestnut Road.
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Over 600 homes were without power in the community of Toole due to downed trees and power lines.
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Downed trees and power lines in the community of Gary resulted in local power outages.
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A downed tree caused one lane of Panther Mohawk Road to become impassable. A second downed tree was observed along a local road in the Land Graff community.
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A tree fell onto power lines along Sleepy Gator Hollow Road.
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A downed tree blocked most of Berwind Mountain Road.
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A tree fell onto power lines in Wilcoe.
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A large tree fell across the train tracks in Ritter Hollow.
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A tree blew down onto a curve in the road along Rocket Boys Drive near War.
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In the town of Davy, three trees were blown down onto local roads.
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One downed tree down blocked a lane in Hensley.
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A few trees and power lines were blown onto the road outside of War. Local power outages occurred as a result.
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Trees were blown down across Elkhorn Mountain Highway in Pageton and between Iaeger and Panther.
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A large tree was blown down on Rift Berwind Road.
Flood Flood
Flooding was observed along the Dry Fork and several roads, including State Route 83 and State Route 103.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 0 |
| 2025 | 39 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24 | 0 |
| 2023 | 18 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 |
| 2014 | 14 | 0 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 |
| 2012 | 15 | 0 |
| 2011 | 21 | 0 |
| 2010 | 12 | 0 |
| 2009 | 13 | 0 |
| 2008 | 15 | 0 |
| 2007 | 10 | 0 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 | 11 | 0 |
| 2002 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1975 | 3 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 |
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