Hail in Marshall County, West Virginia

Hail in Marshall County, West Virginia: 43 recorded events between 1983 and 2018. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #2,361 nationally and #33 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Marshall County is the 1990s, when 18 of the county's 43 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 Marshall County archive, hail makes up 14.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,361 for this hazard and #33 within West Virginia, putting it in the 24.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Marshall County with 14 recorded events, while Feb 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 162
• Flash Flood 59

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

43 hail events are recorded in Marshall County between 1983 and 2018, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Marshall County?

The strongest hail on record in Marshall County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Marshall 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.