Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Hail in Harrison County, West Virginia

81

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$766K

Property damage

Hail in Harrison County, West Virginia: 81 recorded events between 1975 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,690 nationally and #10 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Hail in Harrison County, West Virginia: events per decade

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

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

The busiest decade for hail in Harrison County is the 2010s, when 31 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 Harrison County archive, hail makes up 18.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 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.

Seasonality

Events by month

0Jan
0Feb
5Mar
18Apr
11May
22Jun
12Jul
3Aug
6Sep
3Oct
1Nov
0Dec

Jun is the peak month for hail in Harrison County with 22 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.

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Sep 24, 2024RIDER1$0
Sep 24, 2024LOST CREEK0.75$0
Aug 7, 2023OAKDALE0.88$0
Aug 4, 2021LOST CREEK0.75$0
Jul 8, 2020STONEWOOD1$0
Apr 20, 2019GYPSY0.75$0
Apr 20, 2019QUIET DELL0.75$0
Oct 2, 2018MC WHORTER0.88$0
Apr 4, 2018INDUSTRIAL1$0
Oct 20, 2016LOST CREEK1.25$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 Harrison County, West Virginia?

81 hail events are recorded in Harrison County between 1975 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Harrison County?

The strongest hail on record in Harrison County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Harrison 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 Harrison County, West Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/west-virginia/harrison-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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