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Putnam 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.
8
Tornado reports
98
Hail reports
106
Floods since 1996
672
All events
2
Deaths
$16.6M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Putnam County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 8 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 woman lost control of her car on slippery Midday Hollow Road, between Eleanor and Buffalo around 0900E. Her vehicle went down an embankment and struck a tree. She was pronounced dead on the scene.
A 63 year old man drowned, after falling into Bear Branch, a small tributary to Eighteen Mile Creek east of Buffalo. He was removing debris from the stream around a bridge. The creek was swollen from over an inch of rain during the afternoon.
Shortly after a local downpour, 38 vehicles were involved in a chain reaction accident on the east bound lanes of the Interstate 64 Nitro Bridge over the Kanawha River. Witnesses said there was standing water on the bridge. There were about 7 or 8 vehicles in the middle of the pi…
Following about three inches of rain in under three hours, flash flooding along Scary Creek, Hurricane Creek, Crooked Creek and Poplar Fork lead to significant flooding of roads, homes and businesses in the Teays Valley and Scott Depot areas. Especially hard hit were the areas of…
Numerous trees and large branches were blown down in the county. Over 23,000 customers lost electricity. Two homes were destroyed and 3 others had major damage. The roof to a career and technical center was damage. The public infrastructure damage assessment was around $218,000.
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A power pole and lines were blown down on CR-5 near Hidden Farms Road.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
High water was observed along Route 34 at the intersection of Clubhouse Lane near Liberty Square. In Hurricane, high water occurred along portions of Harbour Lane where Hurricane Creek spilled out of its banks.
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Power lines were blown down along Poca River Road.
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Tree and power line damage was observed along Ranch Lake Boulevard in Bancroft.
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A tree was blown down along Martins Branch Road near Teays Valley.
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
One tree and power lines blew down across Clendenin Creek Road, about a half mile from WV 34.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
A water rescue occurred on Putnam Avenue at the railroad underpass in Hurricane.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Midway Hollow Road was closed due to flooding.
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A road was washed out near the intersection of County Roads 13 and 36.
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The 600 block of Roosevelt Boulevard flooded in Eleanor.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down along Midway Hollow Road near the community of Rumer.
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Outside the town of Hurricane, a tree blew down and blocked both lanes of State Route 34.
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In Scott Depot, a downed tree was observed near Putnam Village Drive.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
High water occurred on Route 62 heading toward Eleanor from Red House.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Mt. Vernon, power outages due to tree damage occurred south of Teays Valley Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several roads in the area observed downed trees, including Bowles Ridge Road near Eleanor and Low Gap Road outside of Winfield.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
One tree was blown down at the intersection of Henson Road and US 60 in Hurricane.
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The combination of a downed tree along Fruth Addition Road in Midway and another along Wood Station Road in Fraziers Bottom resulted in local power outages.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Over 600 residents in and around Cross Lanes lost power for a period of time due to nearby tree and power line damage.
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A tree was blown down onto Stuart Circle and US 60 in Hurricane.
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A downed tree was observed across Teays Valley Road in Hurricane.
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In Red House, a downed tree blocked one lane of Winfield Road heading towards Teays Valley.
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A downed tree was observed on Martins Branch Road outside of Tornado.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 0 |
| 2025 | 75 | 0 |
| 2024 | 56 | 3 |
| 2023 | 41 | 0 |
| 2022 | 39 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020 | 34 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 |
| 2016 | 15 | 0 |
| 2015 | 24 | 0 |
| 2014 | 23 | 0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 |
| 2010 | 12 | 0 |
| 2009 | 12 | 0 |
| 2008 | 10 | 0 |
| 2007 | 15 | 0 |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 |
| 2004 | 12 | 0 |
| 2003 | 12 | 0 |
| 2002 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 33 | 1 |
| 1999 | 16 | 1 |
| 1998 | 15 | 1 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 25 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 1 |
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