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Wayne County, West Virginia
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1962 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
6
Tornado reports
74
Hail reports
103
Floods since 1996
568
All events
4
Deaths
$17.3M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Wayne County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 6 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.
The tornado crossed the Tug Fork River from Lawrence County, Kentucky and enter Wayne County. Numerous trees were blown down near Glenhayes. The tornado passed between Dunlow and Radnor, then into the Kiahsville and Cove Gap vicinity along Route 37. In the Dunlow vicinity, the da…
Numerous streams overflowed and blocked roads. Examples were Newcomb Creek and Lynn Creek near East Lynn, Lick and Cove Creeks near Kiahsville, plus Mill Creek near Saltpetre. Some homes near Kiahsville were impacted. A few homes along Mill Creek were flooded. Small private bridg…
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A downed tree was observed on Big Sandy River Road near the underpass, blocking half of the roadway.
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Trees and power lines were blown down across Garretts Creek Road at Cloverleaf Lane.
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Trees were observed down near Kermit.
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Around 236 residents were without power from tree damage.
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Tree damage in the area of Lynn Hollow resulted in approximately 60 homes to be without power.
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A tree blew down onto power lines along Gragston Creek Road and caught on fire.
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A tree blew down onto the southbound lanes of US-52 near the town of Prichard.
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A tree fell down onto Central Avenue near downtown Wayne.
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Downed trees along Gragston Creek Road resulted in approximately 80 homes in the Prichard area to be without power.
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Over two hundred homes were without power in the Wilsondale community due to tree and power line damage.
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Trees and power lines were knocked down around the town of Centerville. One occurred along Bridge Branch Road and the other on the Right Fork of Garretts Creek.
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One tree blew down along Fort Gay Road.
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Tree and power line damage along Shoals Branch Road resulted in power outages in and around Beech Fork State Park.
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Street flooding was observed in the town of Buffalo Creek.
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Street flooding was observed between Lavalette and Ardel.
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Tree damage along Route 152 resulted in over 100 local homes to be without power.
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A blocked culvert caused part of the roadway to wash out at 8th Street Road and Hilltop Road in Lavalette.
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One tree blew down and blocked a lane of Camp Creek Road.
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Tree damage in the town of Wayne resulted in local power outages across the area.
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A tree was blown down on WV-37 at Marina Road near East Lynn Lake.
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One tree was blown down onto lines along Collins Lane.
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A downed tree was observed near Tug River Road outside the town of Fort Gay.
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One lane of Route 52 near Novamont Drive was obstructed by a downed tree.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 0 |
| 2025 | 69 | 0 |
| 2024 | 32 | 1 |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 |
| 2022 | 26 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 1 |
| 2015 | 13 | 0 |
| 2014 | 14 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | 17 | 1 |
| 2011 | 25 | 0 |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 |
| 2009 | 14 | 0 |
| 2008 | 13 | 0 |
| 2007 | 14 | 0 |
| 2006 | 14 | 0 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 | 8 | 0 |
| 2003 | 18 | 0 |
| 2002 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 0 |
| 1999 | 23 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 23 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 1 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 |
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