Hail in Preston County, West Virginia

Hail in Preston County, West Virginia: 81 recorded events between 1975 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,690 nationally and #10 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Preston County is the 2010s, when 23 of the county's 81 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 Preston County archive, hail makes up 17.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,690 for this hazard and #10 within West Virginia, putting it in the 45.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Preston County with 19 recorded events, while Jan 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 268
• Flash Flood 72

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

81 hail events are recorded in Preston County between 1975 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Preston County?

The strongest hail on record in Preston County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Preston 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.