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Wetzel 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.
1
Tornado reports
34
Hail reports
60
Floods since 1996
291
All events
1
Deaths
$25.8M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Wetzel 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.
Secondary roads in the vicinity of Wileyville and Jacksonburg have been closed due to flooding. At around 10:30 AM, one 20 year old woman was killed when she was swept off of a bridge in Wileyville by flood waters.
Report of evacuating 4 people from a home due to high water and potential landslide. Wetzel County declared $1,423,900 in damage from storms between April 11-12th.
Another round of thunderstorms caused the North Fork of Fishing Creek to rise out of its banks, causing widespread basement flooding in the Pine Grove area. This was the last in a series of thunderstorm rains that moved across the county from the 27th through the 30th of June. Th…
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Trees down in Wileyville.
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Trees down along North Fork Road.
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Tree reported down on Route 20.
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Tree down along Bates Run Road blocking both lanes of traffic.
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Tree down on lines near Richwood Run Road.
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Tree down blocking Mannington Road.
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Power line down on Shortline Highway.
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Tree down along Mountaineer Highway at the intersection of Barker Run Road.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Widespread snow accumulation generally ranging from 6 to 8 inches was reported across the county with the highest total of 8.5 inches reported by a COOP observer 2 miles north of Glover Gap.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Widespread snow accumulation generally ranging from 4 to 6 inches was reported across the county with the highest total of 7 inches near New Martinsville.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was reported down along State Route 20.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
State official reported flooding along County Road 89/Proctor Creek Road. A few portions of the road are washed out. The 911 center also got a report of two adults and one child trapped in home on Proctor Creek Road with water rising quickly.
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A tree was reported down along Galmish Road.
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Trees and powerlines were reported down.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
State official reported water flowing over part of the road along Route 7 near Turkey Run Road. Department of Highways also reported culvert issues on Route 20 toward New Martinsville.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Numerous reports of road flooding in Pine Grove, mainly along low spots, streams and creeks. Flooding was occurring across flood prone areas.
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A tree was blown down on to Mountaineer Highway.
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Tree down along Route 2.
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A tree fell across a road.
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Multiple trees were reported down.
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Multiple trees were reported down.
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A tree was reported down.
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Multiple trees were reported down.
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Power lines were reported down, blocking the road.
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Downed trees and power lines were reported in the area of Smithfield.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were reported to be blown down in the area of Smithfield.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A couple of reports indicated around 4 inches of snow.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A total of seven inches was reported just north of Glover Gap, and 6 inches fell 7 mile east of New Martinsville.
Drought Drought
After some expansion in Extreme Drought (D3) conditions during the first week of November, improvement to Severe Drought (D2) was realized by November 12th.
Drought Drought
Extreme Drought (D3) conditions continued through the county during the month of October.
Drought Drought
Extreme Drought (D3) conditions continued through much of the month.
Drought Drought
Severe Drought (D2) conditions expanded across the region. Conditions worsened to Extreme Drought (D3) on August 27th and continued into September.
Drought Drought
Severe Drought conditions were expanded into the northern panhandle on the 16th. Beneficial rains of 2-4 inches resulted in improvement on July 30th back to Moderate Drought conditions.
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Trees and lines down along Alley Addition street.
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Roof damage was reported at the Riverside Shopping Center, and power poles were also snapped.
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Widespread tree and power line damage was noted in the county.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Report of tree down on Route 2.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Heavy water running across Roadway 1 up to Proctor Creek from Route 2.
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Northbound lane of Route 2 just south of Old Gun Range is flooded.
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Route 69 was flooded just past Round Bottom.
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Trailer park between Route 7 and Route 250 is underwater.
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Route 20 experiencing flooding in Folsom, WV.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 0 |
| 2024 | 26 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 21 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 |
| 2004 | 8 | 0 |
| 2003 | 15 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 1 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
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