Hail in Lincoln County, West Virginia

Hail in Lincoln County, West Virginia: 53 recorded events between 1979 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,175 nationally and #25 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Lincoln County is the 2010s, when 18 of the county's 53 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 Lincoln County archive, hail makes up 17.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,175 for this hazard and #25 within West Virginia, putting it in the 29.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Lincoln County with 15 recorded events, while Aug 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 130
• Flood 53
• Flash Flood 52

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

53 hail events are recorded in Lincoln County between 1979 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Lincoln County?

The strongest hail on record in Lincoln County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Lincoln 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.