Hail in Wayne County, West Virginia

Hail in Wayne County, West Virginia: 74 recorded events between 1962 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,800 nationally and #16 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Wayne County is the 2010s, when 24 of the county's 74 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 Wayne County archive, hail makes up 20.2% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,800 for this hazard and #16 within West Virginia, putting it in the 41.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Wayne County with 17 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 183
• Flash Flood 54

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

74 hail events are recorded in Wayne County between 1962 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Wayne County?

The strongest hail on record in Wayne County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Wayne 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.