This page lists the date and location of all the tornadoes that have occurred in West Virginia during the years 1950 to 1995. 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 1995, check out the NCDC Storm Events page.
West Virginia Tornadoes 1950-1995
Links to the Specific Counties
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all times are Central Standard Time
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date event time dead inj F County
# Scale number(s)
Barbour County Tornadoes
APR 04, 1974 004 0325 0 0 F1 001
JUN 19, 1975 003 1705 0 0 F1 001
Berkeley County Tornadoes
AUG 16, 1954 003 1700 0 0 F1 003
JLY 20, 1979 001 1115 0 0 F0 003
OCT 02, 1979 004 2130 0 1 F1 003
AUG 17, 1994 002 1540 0 0 F1 003
Braxton County Tornadoes
APR 09, 1991 001 1720 0 0 F0 007
Cabell County Tornadoes
JUN 09, 1993 001 1225 0 0 F0 011
Doddridge County Tornadoes
OCT 01, 1986 001 1630 0 1 F3 017
OCT 04, 1986 002 2200 0 0 F1 017
Fayette County Tornadoes
FEB 25, 1961 001 1200 0 0 F2 019
APR 04, 1974 005 0230 1 8 F3 019
MAY 26, 1990 001 1530 0 0 F2 019
Gilmer County Tornadoes
JUN 19, 1975 004 1730 0 0 F0 021
Greenbrier County Tornadoes
MAR 21, 1962 001 1430 0 0 F1 025
AUG 18, 1966 002 1830 0 0 F1 025
APR 23, 1970 001 0815 0 0 F0 025
APR 04, 1974 005 0240 0 3 F2 025
APR 24, 1975 001 1645 0 0 F2 025
JUN 22, 1990 002 1640 0 0 F2 025
Harrison County Tornadoes
AUG 22, 1970 004 2108 0 0 F2 033
JUN 19, 1975 003 1705 0 0 F1 033
JLY 10, 1978 002 1325 0 0 F0 033
Jackson County Tornadoes
JLY 19, 1963 001 1845 0 0 F1 035
Jefferson County Tornadoes
AUG 26, 1965 004 1530 0 0 F1 037
NOV 16, 1989 004 0400 0 3 F2 037
Kanawha County Tornadoes
APR 18, 1969 001 1230 0 1 F1 039
JUN 23, 1980 002 1600 0 0 F1 039
JLY 09, 1980 005 1615 0 0 F1 039
SEP 14, 1990 003 1900 0 0 F0 039
Lewis County Tornadoes
MAR 07, 1956 001 0445 0 1 F2 041
JUN 27, 1978 001 1740 0 0 F1 041
JUN 05, 1989 001 1600 0 0 F1 041
Lincoln County Tornadoes
SEP 29, 1972 001 1215 0 0 F1 043
AUG 08, 1979 003 1600 0 0 F0 043
McDowell County Tornadoes
APR 04, 1974 001 0205 0 0 F1 047
MAY 12, 1975 002 1700 0 0 F1 047
Marion County Tornadoes
JLY 14, 1954 001 2000 0 0 F1 049
AUG 08, 1979 002 1400 0 0 F0 049
JUN 21, 1981 001 1630 0 0 F2 049
SEP 14, 1990 004 2000 0 0 F1 049
Mason County Tornadoes
APR 24, 1970 002 0001 0 0 F0 053
Mercer County Tornadoes
APR 12, 1965 003 0530 0 0 F2 055
Monongalia County Tornadoes
JUN 03, 1980 001 1330 0 0 F3 061
JUN 16, 1982 001 1555 0 0 F1 061
JUN 16, 1982 002 1555 1 0 F1 061
Monroe County Tornadoes
JLY 11, 1976 001 2345 0 0 F2 063
JUN 22, 1990 002 1710 0 0 F2 063
Morgan County Tornadoes
AUG 17, 1994 001 1415 0 0 F0 065
Nicholas County Tornadoes
MAR 14, 1967 001 0001 0 3 F1 067
JLY 06, 1969 002 1430 0 0 F1 067
Ohio County Tornadoes
APR 25, 1961 002 1100 0 0 F1 069
JLY 24, 1977 002 2000 0 4 F1 069
Pendleton County Tornadoes
JUN 02, 1970 003 1525 0 0 F1 071
Pleasants County Tornadoes
JLY 28, 1981 003 1705 0 3 F2 073
Preston County Tornadoes
DEC 25, 1964 001 0245 0 0 F0 077
AUG 11, 1966 001 1900 0 0 F1 077
JLY 13, 1971 001 2224 0 0 F1 077
JUN 20, 1977 001 1630 0 5 F2 077
JUN 03, 1980 001 1336 0 15 F3 077
JLY 26, 1981 002 1520 0 0 F0 077
Putnam County Tornadoes
AUG 09, 1969 003 1900 0 0 F1 079
DEC 08, 1978 003 1230 0 1 F0 079
Raleigh County Tornadoes
APR 19, 1959 001 2200 0 12 F1 081
MAR 14, 1967 002 0030 0 1 F1 081
APR 17, 1967 003 1900 0 0 F0 081
APR 04, 1974 003 0220 0 12 F3 081
APR 04, 1974 005 0226 0 0 F3 081
JLY 09, 1980 006 1715 0 0 F1 081
Randolph County Tornadoes
JUN 29, 1957 001 1830 0 0 F1 083
MAY 21, 1967 005 1930 0 3 F0 083
JLY 09, 1980 003 1530 0 0 F1 083
JLY 09, 1980 004 1545 0 0 F2 083
Roane County Tornadoes
JUN 12, 1989 002 1645 0 0 F1 087
Summers County Tornadoes
APR 08, 1965 002 2245 0 0 F2 089
APR 04, 1974 006 0300 0 0 F0 089
Taylor County Tornadoes
MAY 07, 1967 004 0845 0 0 F2 091
JLY 06, 1975 005 1645 0 0 F0 091
Tucker County Tornadoes
AUG 16, 1954 002 1600 0 0 F0 093
JLY 08, 1985 001 2047 0 0 F1 093
JLY 05, 1992 001 1820 0 0 F0 093
Wayne County Tornadoes
APR 08, 1965 001 2100 0 3 F3 099
JUN 05, 1973 001 1445 0 0 F0 099
Wood County Tornadoes
AUG 09, 1950 001 1655 0 0 F1 107
JUN 26, 1951 001 1445 0 1 F1 107
JUN 12, 1968 001 0115 0 0 F0 107
JUN 12, 1989 003 1655 0 0 F0 107
Wyoming County Tornadoes
APR 04, 1974 002 0216 0 9 F1 109
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