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Roane County, West Virginia
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1956 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
41
Hail reports
77
Floods since 1996
432
All events
5
Deaths
$15.7M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Roane County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 1 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.
Tanner Run flooded the Spencer Middle School baseball field. A fatality occurred when a man fell asleep in the dugout and was swept away. Local responders found him later that afternoon after the flood waters had receded.
A 55 year old female was killed when a large oak tree fell on her while she was getting her mail.
A toddler was left unattended, playing along Green Creek in southern Roane County, near the community of Walton. It was believed that the young girl was swept away by the swollen creek. Rescuers found the girl a short distance downstream but were not able to resuscitate her.
Streams overflowed and blocked county roads, plus city streets in Spencer. A 2 year old boy, playing outside at home, fell into swollen Dog Run, near Newton around 1700E. No one saw the boy fall in the stream. The stream was bankfull at the time, with no flooding at that site. Th…
Severe flash flooding occurred over the southern portion of the county. The headwaters of Big Sandy Creek were involved. This included Hurricane Creek near Clio and Pigeon Creek east of Amma. Near Cotton, all the mobile homes in Youngs Court near the mouth of Gabe Creek with Left…
A downpour occurred between 0500 and 0700E, followed by a lull, with a final downpour around 1045E to 1115E. The heaviest band was oriented west to east along the Route 33 corridor on south to the headwaters of the Pocatalico River. The heaviest rain was on the order of 1.5 to ne…
Numerous trees and large branches were blown down. Around 10,000 customers lost electricity. One home was destroyed and 3 others had minor damage. The public infrastructure damage assessment was over $900,000.
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Over 2200 residents without power in several concentrated areas due to wind damage.
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There were numerous reports of trees down, with one fence damaged as well.
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Several large limbs, approximately 4-6 inches in diameter, were downed.
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Multiple downed trees and three snapped power poles were observed along Route 36 in Clover.
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One downed tree was observed along Long Ridge Road.
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A downed tree was observed across the roadway along Poca Road.
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Tree damage in the Harmony area resulted in approximately 100 homes to be without power.
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Laurel Run spilled out of its banks and flooded Arnoldsburg Road.
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Bear Run Road was flooded.
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Middle Fork Road was flooded.
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A tree fell onto power lines along Harmony Road.
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A vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of Reedyville Road and Ripley Road in Spencer during the time that surface visibility was obstructed by passing squalls.
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Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flooding was observed on portions of Route 119 between Gandeeville and Walton.
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Clarkson Fork exceeded its banks and flooded Clover Road. Four inches of accumulated rainfall was measured in the vicinity of the creek.
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High water was observed along local roads in Clover. Three inches of rain was measured around this time.
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A tree was observed to be blown down across US-119 near the community of Cotton.
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Near the community of Left Hand, a tree was blown down along WV-36.
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Tree and power line damage along Morgan County Road near Cyrus resulted in local power outages across the area.
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Local power outages occurred in the Walton area due to downed trees and power lines along Rocky Branch Road in Walton.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | 0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020 | 20 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 |
| 2015 | 17 | 0 |
| 2014 | 17 | 0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 |
| 2004 | 11 | 0 |
| 2003 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 1 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
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