3,127
Recorded events
55
Counties affected
0
Direct deaths
$33.0M
Property damage
West Virginia hail history: 3,127 recorded events across 55 counties between 1955 and 2026.
Decade by decade
West Virginia hail history by decade
The 2000s are the busiest decade on record with 1,019 reported hail events across West Virginia. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.
County ranking
Counties with the most hail events in West Virginia
| Rank | County | Events | Deaths | Damage | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kanawha County | 204 | 0 | $15.7M | 1958–2026 |
| #2 | Raleigh County | 119 | 0 | $1.2M | 1962–2026 |
| #3 | Wood County | 111 | 0 | $1.2M | 1967–2026 |
| #4 | Putnam County | 96 | 0 | $825K | 1983–2025 |
| #5 | Greenbrier County | 96 | 0 | $219K | 1979–2025 |
| #6 | Berkeley County | 94 | 0 | $13K | 1968–2025 |
| #7 | Wyoming County | 90 | 0 | $177K | 1976–2024 |
| #8 | Cabell County | 90 | 0 | $565K | 1977–2025 |
| #9 | Mercer County | 87 | 0 | $61K | 1994–2025 |
| #10 | Harrison County | 81 | 0 | $766K | 1975–2024 |
| #11 | Preston County | 81 | 0 | $141K | 1975–2025 |
| #12 | Monongalia County | 80 | 0 | $6K | 1963–2025 |
| #13 | Mingo County | 78 | 0 | $85K | 1980–2025 |
| #14 | Fayette County | 78 | 0 | $390K | 1968–2024 |
| #15 | Jackson County | 77 | 0 | $162K | 1975–2026 |
| #16 | Wayne County | 74 | 0 | $107K | 1962–2026 |
| #17 | Logan County | 67 | 0 | $848K | 1977–2026 |
| #18 | McDowell County | 67 | 0 | $190K | 1977–2019 |
| #19 | Jefferson County | 66 | 0 | $10K | 1975–2025 |
| #20 | Mason County | 66 | 0 | $710K | 1983–2025 |
| #21 | Nicholas County | 65 | 0 | $84K | 1966–2025 |
| #22 | Lewis County | 61 | 0 | $236K | 1969–2025 |
| #23 | Randolph County | 57 | 0 | $36K | 1955–2024 |
| #24 | Boone County | 56 | 0 | $25K | 1962–2026 |
| #25 | Lincoln County | 53 | 0 | $35K | 1979–2025 |