West Virginia Tornadoes 1950-2012
This page lists the date and location of all the tornadoes that have occurred in West Virginia from the year 1950. If you are interested in reading about the “worst” tornadoes that have struck West Virginia (and all other states), see this page on our site. If you want to find out about specific tornadoes that have occurred since 2012, check out the NCDC Storm Events page.
Links to the Specific Counties
all times are Central Standard Time
Barbour County Tornadoes
247 APR 4, 1974 4 3:25 0 0 1 37.77 -081.17 00.00 0 1
Berkeley County Tornadoes
472 AUG 16, 1954 3 17:00 0 0 1 39.53 -077.88 00.00 0 3 537 JLY 20, 1979 1 11:15 0 0 0 39.43 -077.93 00.00 0 3 792 OCT 2, 1979 4 21:30 0 1 1 39.43 -078.10 39.48 -077.97 3 916 AUG 17, 1994 2 15:40 0 0 1 39.55 -078.00 00.00 0 3 1206 JUN 16, 1998 11 15:43 0 0 1 39.28 -078.07 39.30 -078.07 3, from VA 69 1220 JUN 16, 1998 12 16:08 0 0 1 39.45 -077.88 39.48 -077.92 3 546 JLY 30, 1998 14 16:00 0 0 1 39.32 -078.05 39.32 -078.03 3 116 MAY 21, 2004 1 19:14 0 0 0 39.42 -078.07 39.42 -078.02 3 1783 SEP 17, 2004 3 17:50 0 6 2 39.37 -078.03 39.38 -078.03 3
Braxton County Tornadoes
223 APR 9, 1991 1 16:20 0 0 0 38.65 -080.87 00.00 0 7
Cabell County Tornadoes
493 JUN 9, 1993 1 11:25 0 0 0 38.42 -082.27 00.00 0 11 479 AUG 9, 2000 2 18:30 0 0 1 38.52 -082.32 38.52 -082.30 11, from OH 87
Doddridge County Tornadoes
721 OCT 1, 1986 1 15:30 0 1 3 39.30 -080.78 00.00 0 17 737 OCT 4, 1986 2 21:00 0 0 1 39.37 -080.70 00.00 0 17
Fayette County Tornadoes
32 FEB 25, 1961 1 12:00 0 0 2 37.98 -081.15 00.00 0 19
444 MAY 26, 1990 1 14:30 0 0 2 38.15 -081.22 00.00 0 19
Gilmer County Tornadoes
598 JUN 19, 1975 4 17:30 0 0 0 38.85 -080.83 00.00 0 21
Grant County Tornadoes
326 JUN 18, 1997 1 13:15 0 0 0 39.00 -079.08 39.00 -079.08 23 609 AUG 9, 1998 15 17:00 0 0 0 38.98 -079.12 39.00 -079.12 23
Greenbrier County Tornadoes
50 MAR 21, 1962 1 14:30 0 0 1 37.82 -080.45 00.00 0 25
489 AUG 18, 1966 2 18:30 0 0 ? 37.97 -080.70 00.00 0 25
116 APR 23, 1970 1 8:15 0 0 0 38.00 -080.80 00.00 0 25
238 APR 24, 1975 1 16:45 0 0 2 37.78 -080.47 00.00 0 25
Harrison County Tornadoes
507 AUG 22, 1970 4 21:08 0 0 2 39.30 -080.20 00.00 0 33 597 JUN 19, 1975 3 17:05 0 0 1 39.18 -080.32 00.00 0 33,1 578 JLY 10, 1978 2 13:25 0 0 0 39.28 -080.42 00.00 0 33 232 MAY 24, 1998 3 17:30 0 1 1 39.33 -080.42 39.33 -080.35 33
Jackson County Tornadoes
361 JLY 19, 1963 1 18:45 0 0 1 38.95 -081.77 00.00 0 35
Jefferson County Tornadoes
763 AUG 26, 1965 4 15:30 0 0 ? 39.20 -077.83 00.00 0 37 824 NOV 16, 1989 4 3:00 0 3 2 39.25 -077.78 39.33 -077.80 37 604 JLY 9, 2003 1 11:52 0 0 0 39.25 -077.78 39.22 -077.90 37 1784 SEP 17, 2004 2 17:40 0 0 1 39.30 -077.98 39.33 -077.98 37
Kanawha County Tornadoes
62 APR 18, 1969 1 12:30 0 1 1 38.40 -081.80 00.00 0 39
587 JUN 23, 1980 2 16:00 0 0 1 38.37 -081.70 00.00 0 39
648 JLY 9, 1980 5 16:15 0 0 1 38.23 -081.58 00.00 0 39
1036 SEP 14, 1990 3 18:00 0 0 0 38.45 -081.45 00.00 0 39
1195 JUN 2, 1998 6 13:58 0 0 1 38.33 -081.60 38.32 -081.58 39
1196 JUN 2, 1998 7 14:19 0 0 0 38.05 -081.47 38.05 -081.45 39
331 MAR 19, 2008 16:43 0 0 0 38.46 -081.42 38.46 -081.42 39
Lewis County Tornadoes
63 MAR 7, 1956 1 4:45 0 1 2 39.05 -080.57 00.00 0 41
503 JUN 27, 1978 1 17:40 0 0 1 39.02 -080.47 39.10 -080.50 41
446 JUN 5, 1989 1 15:00 0 0 1 39.03 -080.45 00.00 0 41
Lincoln County Tornadoes
678 SEP 29, 1972 1 12:15 0 0 1 38.05 -082.17 38.08 -081.78 43 618 AUG 8, 1979 3 16:00 0 0 0 38.23 -081.93 00.00 0 43 1043 AUG 9, 2000 4 19:20 0 0 1 38.23 -082.22 38.23 -082.17 43 366064 MAR 2, 2012 18:32 0 0 1 38.15 -082.16 38.18 -081.87 43
McDowell County Tornadoes
241 APR 4, 1974 1 2:05 0 0 1 37.38 -081.55 00.00 0 47 365 MAY 12, 1975 2 17:00 0 0 1 37.47 -081.58 00.00 0 47
Marion County Tornadoes
422 JLY 14, 1954 1 20:00 0 0 1 39.48 -080.03 00.00 0 49 617 AUG 8, 1979 2 14:00 0 0 0 39.52 -080.43 00.00 0 49 492 JUN 21, 1981 1 16:30 0 0 2 39.53 -080.35 00.00 0 49 1037 SEP 14, 1990 4 19:00 0 0 1 39.52 -080.08 00.00 0 49 801 JLY 30, 1996 3 14:45 0 0 1 39.52 -080.23 39.52 -080.20 49
Mashall County Tornadoes
81 JAN 9, 1998 2 0:20 0 0 1 39.80 -080.78 39.92 -080.65 51
40 APR 28, 2002 1 13:15 0 0 1 39.73 -080.72 39.75 -080.70 51
Mason County Tornadoes
118 APR 24, 1970 2 0:01 0 0 0 38.80 -082.10 00.00 0 53 1193 JUN 2, 1998 4 13:15 0 1 1 38.60 -082.10 38.58 -082.08 53 785 JUN 27, 2007 1 16:35 0 0 1 38.88 -081.94 38.87 -081.92 53
Mercer County Tornadoes
177 APR 12, 1965 3 5:30 0 0 2 37.40 -081.10 00.00 0 55
Mineral County Tornadoes
1215 JUN 2, 1998 8 18:36 0 0 1 39.53 -078.68 39.48 -078.55 57,27 1217 JUN 2, 1998 10 20:33 0 5 2 39.38 -079.05 39.27 -078.87 57,27
Mingo County Tornadoes
368709 MAR 2, 2012 18:38 0 0 2 37.83 -082.40 37.83 -082.38 59,from KY 237,153,115 and 159
Monongalia County Tornadoes
425 JUN 3, 1980 1 13:30 0 15 3 39.53 -079.90 39.38 -079.48 61,77, to MD 23, 684 JUN 16, 1982 1 15:55 0 0 1 39.60 -079.97 00.00 0 61 685 JUN 16, 1982 2 15:55 1 0 1 39.58 -079.95 00.00 0 61
Monroe County Tornadoes
703 JLY 11, 1976 1 23:45 0 0 2 37.60 -080.57 37.55 -080.52 63 792 JUN 22, 1990 2 16:10 0 0 2 37.63 -080.47 37.70 -080.48 63,25
Morgan County Tornadoes
913 AUG 17, 1994 1 14:15 0 0 0 39.53 -078.45 39.60 -078.38 65 1785 SEP 17, 2004 5 18:30 0 0 0 39.67 -078.08 39.68 -078.08 65, to MD 43
Nicholas County Tornadoes
69 MAR 14, 1967 1 0:01 0 3 1 38.20 -080.78 38.17 -080.75 67
380 JLY 6, 1969 2 14:30 0 0 1 38.30 -080.60 00.00 0 67
289003 APR 27, 2011 1 20:58 0 0 1 38.30 -080.53 38.30 -080.51 67
Ohio County Tornadoes
213 APR 25, 1961 2 11:00 0 0 1 39.55 -082.33 00.00 0 69 610 JLY 24, 1977 2 20:00 0 4 ? 40.18 -080.58 00.00 0 69
Pendleton County Tornadoes
262 JUN 2, 1970 3 15:25 0 0 1 38.60 -079.40 00.00 0 71 523 JUN 27, 1998 13 9:30 0 0 0 38.75 -079.33 38.75 -079.33 71
Pleasants County Tornadoes
644 JLY 28, 1981 3 17:05 0 3 2 39.40 -081.30 39.38 -081.20 73, from OH 167
Preston County Tornadoes
697 DEC 25, 1964 1 2:45 0 0 0 39.65 -079.65 00.00 0 77 473 AUG 11, 1966 1 19:00 0 0 ? 39.48 -079.97 00.00 0 77 628 JLY 13, 1971 1 22:24 0 0 1 39.57 -079.52 00.00 0 77 472 JUN 20, 1977 1 16:30 0 5 2 39.48 -079.55 39.40 -079.48 77, to MD 23, 636 JLY 26, 1981 2 15:20 0 0 0 39.50 -079.80 00.00 0 77 799 JLY 19, 1996 1 13:25 0 0 1 39.58 -079.67 39.58 -079.67 77 629 JUN 2, 1998 9 19:45 0 0 2 39.72 -079.55 39.67 -079.50 77, from PA 51 1008 MAY 31, 2008 6:30 0 1 0 39.56 -079.52 39.55 -079.49 77 1395 JLY 30, 2008 15:36 0 0 0 39.72 -079.53 39.69 -079.48 77, from PA 51, then to MD 23,
Putnam County Tornadoes
502 AUG 9, 1969 3 19:00 0 0 1 38.40 -082.00 00.00 0 79 778 DEC 8, 1978 3 12:30 0 1 0 38.40 -081.92 00.00 0 79 1194 JUN 2, 1998 5 13:16 0 0 1 38.62 -082.02 38.62 -082.02 79 638 OCT 13, 1999 1 17:36 0 0 1 38.43 -082.05 38.43 -082.05 79 1041 AUG 9, 2000 3 18:40 0 0 0 38.52 -081.90 38.52 -081.90 79
Raleigh County Tornadoes
100 APR 19, 1959 1 22:00 0 12 1 37.75 -081.23 00.00 0 81
70 MAR 14, 1967 2 0:30 0 1 1 37.78 -081.35 00.00 0 81
147 APR 17, 1967 3 19:00 0 0 0 37.67 -081.22 37.68 -081.20 81
243 APR 4, 1974 3 2:20 0 12 3 37.67 -081.27 37.70 -081.10 81
244 APR 4, 1974 5 2:26 1 11 3 37.80 -081.02 38.02 -080.48 81,19,25
649 JLY 9, 1980 6 17:15 0 0 1 37.70 -081.20 37.70 -081.12 81
Randolph County Tornadoes
641 JUN 29, 1957 1 18:30 0 0 1 38.92 -079.85 00.00 0 83 316 MAY 21, 1967 5 19:30 0 3 0 38.80 -079.75 00.00 0 83 646 JLY 9, 1980 3 15:30 0 0 1 38.92 -079.80 00.00 0 83 647 JLY 9, 1980 4 15:45 0 0 2 38.80 -079.72 00.00 0 83
Roane County Tornadoes
560 JUN 12, 1989 2 15:45 0 0 1 38.77 -081.37 00.00 0 87
Summers County Tornadoes
120 APR 8, 1965 2 22:45 0 0 2 37.50 -080.82 00.00 0 89 246 APR 4, 1974 6 3:00 0 0 0 37.67 -080.92 00.00 0 89
Taylor County Tornadoes
279 MAY 7, 1967 4 8:45 0 0 2 39.33 -080.08 00.00 0 91 687 JLY 6, 1975 5 16:45 0 0 0 39.28 -080.20 00.00 0 91
Tucker County Tornadoes
470 AUG 16, 1954 2 16:00 0 0 0 39.08 -079.68 00.00 0 93 455 JLY 8, 1985 1 20:47 0 0 1 39.15 -079.52 00.00 0 93 726 JLY 5, 1992 1 17:20 0 0 0 39.08 -079.45 00.00 0 93
Tyler County Tornadoes
205 MAY 23, 2000 1 17:43 0 0 1 39.53 -080.88 39.53 -080.87 95
Wayne County Tornadoes
118 APR 8, 1965 1 21:00 0 3 3 38.35 -082.58 38.33 -082.52 99, from KY 19 589 JUN 5, 1973 1 14:45 0 0 0 38.23 -082.55 00.00 0 99 368695 MAR 2, 2012 17:38 0 0 3 38.03 -082.54 38.12 -082.08 99,43,from KY 237,153,115,159
Wetzel County Tornadoes
800 JLY 30, 1996 2 14:10 0 0 1 39.60 -080.90 39.55 -080.72 103
Wirt County Tornadoes
1079 SEP 16, 2010 2 18:25 0 0 1 39.02 -081.35 39.01 -081.34 105
Wood County Tornadoes
182 AUG 9, 1950 1 16:55 0 0 1 39.28 -081.38 00.00 0 107
169 JUN 26, 1951 1 14:45 0 1 1 39.13 -081.70 39.13 -081.70 107
335 JUN 12, 1968 1 1:15 0 0 0 39.30 -081.60 00.00 0 107
561 JUN 12, 1989 3 15:55 0 0 0 39.18 -081.38 00.00 0 107
14 JAN 8, 1998 1 22:50 0 0 2 39.22 -081.42 39.23 -081.45 107
149 MAY 21, 2001 1 18:10 0 0 0 39.12 -081.60 39.12 -081.60 107
531 JLY 10, 2003 2 14:29 0 0 2 39.25 -081.65 39.27 -081.60 107
1078 SEP 16, 2010 1 18:05 1 10 3 39.14 -081.74 39.11 -081.62 107, from OH 105
Wyoming County Tornadoes
242 APR 4, 1974 2 2:16 0 9 1 37.57 -081.45 37.60 -081.37 109
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