West Virginia storm damage and disaster statistics
From 2016 to 2025 the National Weather Service logged 11,131 storm event reports in West Virginia, with property damage estimates totalling $279 million. That is the 32nd highest of the 50 states and D.C.
Damaging wind was reported most often (4,300 reports). Flood accounted for the most reported damage ($235 million). FEMA has issued 46 major disaster declarations for West Virginia since 2000.
storm event reports, 2016–2025
property damage estimated in those reports
major disaster declarations since 2000
hail reports, 35 of two inches or larger
tornado reports, 4 rated EF2 or stronger
home damage verified by FEMA inspectors since 2002
Reported storm damage in West Virginia, year by year
Largest single damage estimate
$40.0 million
Flash Flood, Greenbrier, 2016. Large events are recorded county by county, so one disaster can appear as several entries.
A quiet year on this chart can mean few damaging storms, or storms whose reports carried no damage estimate.
What hits West Virginia: reports and damage by type
- Damaging wind 4,300
- Winter weather 3,309
- Flood 2,003
- Hail 702
- Tornado 42
- Lightning 19
- Wildfire 2
- Flood $235M
- Damaging wind $26.0M
- Winter weather $6.3M
- Hail $6.3M
- Tornado $3.5M
- Lightning $2.1M
- Wildfire $25K
Federal disasters in West Virginia
FEMA has recorded 46 major disaster declarations, 6 emergency declarations and 2 fire management declarations for West Virginia since 2000.
The most recent major disaster declaration in this data is Severe Storms And Flooding (severe storm), declared October 7, 2026.
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- Severe Storm 25
- Flood 13
- Hurricane 2
- Snowstorm 2
- Tropical Storm 1
- Severe Ice Storm 1
- Biological 1
Home damage FEMA has verified in West Virginia
After a declared disaster, homeowners can register with FEMA and have their home inspected. These are the totals for West Virginia since 2003.
homeowners registered, across 27 disasters
damage verified by FEMA inspectors
individual assistance FEMA approved for those owners
homes inspected
inspections that found more than $30,000 of damage
average verified damage per inspected home
FEMA assistance is not insurance and is capped. It measures damage against its own habitability standard, and it counts only owners who registered and were inspected.
How West Virginia ranks
| Measure | West Virginia | Rank of 51 | In context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm event reports | 11,131 | 28th | 629 per 100,000 residents |
| Reported property damage | $279 million | 32nd | $158 per resident |
| Hail reports | 702 | 32nd | 35 of two inches or larger |
| Tornado reports | 42 | 35th | 4 rated EF2 or stronger |
| Major disaster declarations since 2000 | 46 | 9th | 6 emergency declarations |
| FEMA-verified home damage since 2002 | $277 million | 21st | 61,293 homeowners registered |
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PublicAdjuster.cc, "West Virginia storm damage and disaster statistics," https://publicadjuster.cc/data/west-virginia/. Compiled from the NOAA Storm Events Database and FEMA OpenFEMA data, November 10, 2026.
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