Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Hail in Jackson County, West Virginia

77

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$162K

Property damage

Hail in Jackson County, West Virginia: 77 recorded events between 1975 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,757 nationally and #15 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Hail in Jackson County, West Virginia: events per decade

Hail in Jackson County, West Virginia: recorded events per decade
Hail in Jackson County, West Virginia: recorded events per decade

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Jackson County is the 2010s, when 30 of the county's 77 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Jackson County archive, hail makes up 27.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,757 for this hazard and #15 within West Virginia, putting it in the 43.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

1Jan
2Feb
9Mar
7Apr
15May
25Jun
8Jul
3Aug
5Sep
2Oct
0Nov
0Dec

Jun is the peak month for hail in Jackson County with 25 recorded events, while Nov is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Feb 19, 2026GOLDTOWN1.25$0
May 13, 2025FAIR PLAIN1$0
May 5, 2025KENNA1$0
Mar 15, 2025NORTH RAVENSWOOD0.75$0
Aug 7, 2023NEW ERA1$0
Mar 23, 2022RIPLEY1$0
Mar 23, 2022RIPLEY0.75$0
Mar 23, 2022SILVERTON1$0
Mar 23, 2022CUSHING0.75$0
Jun 2, 2019FAIR PLAIN1.25$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

How many hail events are on record in Jackson County, West Virginia?

77 hail events are recorded in Jackson County between 1975 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Jackson County?

The strongest hail on record in Jackson County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Jackson County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.

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“Hail in Jackson County, West Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/west-virginia/jackson-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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