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Wyoming County, West Virginia
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1974 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
90
Hail reports
46
Floods since 1996
423
All events
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Deaths
$81.2M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Wyoming 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.
The rain maximum came out of southern Logan County and rain east, across northern portions of Wyoming County. The maximum rain amount in the 3.5 to 4 inch range was likely for northern Wyoming County. This included portions of Huff Creek, Clear Fork including its Trace Fork, and …
The first flooding on small headwater streams and runs in Wyoming County occurred around 0900E. This would include such streams as Rockcastle Creek, Cabin Creek, the headwaters of Laurel Creek at Glen Rogers, and Slab Fork near Maben. Flooding in and around Mullens began 1000-110…
Streams such as Cub Creek, Huff Creek, and Indian Creek flooded. The area around Hanover was hard hit. The preliminary damage assessment for the county, counted 4 single family homes and 4 mobile homes destroyed. Major damage occurred to 36 single family homes and 1 mobile home.
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Several trees were observed down in the Oceana area.
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Several trees were observed down in the McGraws area.
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Over 600 residents were without power due to storm damage.
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One downed tree was observed along Brier Creek Road.
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One tree blew down onto R.D. Bailey Highway.
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A tree blew down onto Pier Point Road in Maben.
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Two large trees were blown down along Stonecoal Avenue in Brenton.
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In Branton, a tree was blown down across R.D. Bailey Highway. Another tree blew down onto Maple Avenue in Pineville.
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Several trees fell down onto power lines along Route 16 near Big Branch Road. This resulted in local power outages in and around the town of Welch.
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Clear Fork River at Clear Fork rose above its bankfull level of 11 feet the evening of the 15th. The river rose to a crest around 14.7 feet then next morning, then receded below bankfull the afternoon of the 16th. Flooding occurred along County Route 6 and reached some buildings …
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The Guyandotte River at Baileysville rose above its bankfull level of 17 feet the evening of February 15. The river crested around 24 feet overnight and then receded below bankfull the following morning. Several homes flooded between Brenton and Baileysville. Roads and low areas …
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The Guyandotte River at Pineville exceeded its flood stage of 13 feet the night of February 15, then rose to a crest around 14.1 feet overnight. The river returned below flood stage the next morning. Impacts include flooding of some homes and businesses along Rockcastle Creek nea…
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Coon Branch Road was closed due to flooding in Jesse.
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High water was observed along the road in the town of Matheny.
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In Lynco, high water was observed on Route 971.
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The gage along Clear Fork River at Clear Fork exceeded a bankfull level of 11 feet on the evening of January 31st. The river crested around 11.1 feet and then receded below bankfull again that night. Portions of Charlie Hatfield Road observed high water issues while the river spi…
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 |
| 2015 | 21 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 11 | 0 |
| 2011 | 22 | 0 |
| 2010 | 16 | 0 |
| 2009 | 13 | 0 |
| 2008 | 12 | 0 |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 11 | 0 |
| 2003 | 17 | 0 |
| 2002 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 |
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