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Southeast Raleigh County, West Virginia
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2016 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
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Floods since 1996
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All events
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Deaths
$1.7M
Property damage
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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.
Over 75% of the county was without water for a prolonged period of time. Most of the water tanks in Beckley were drained over the Christmas holiday due to customer water line breaks and fire suppression systems freezing and busting from the extreme cold. Several businesses report…
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A tree was blown down near Little Beaver State Park Road, blocking both lanes of traffic.
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Winds grew to be their strongest by the late afternoon of January 12th. This resulted in widespread tree and power line damage. A few trees fell onto parked cars and one tree fell onto the porch of a home along Violet Lane.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 0 |
| 2024 | 18 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
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