Hail in Randolph County, West Virginia

Hail in Randolph County, West Virginia: 57 recorded events between 1955 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,095 nationally and #23 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Randolph County is the 2010s, when 14 of the county's 57 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 Randolph County archive, hail makes up 21.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,095 for this hazard and #23 within West Virginia, putting it in the 32.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Randolph 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 111
• Flood 45

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

57 hail events are recorded in Randolph County between 1955 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Randolph County?

The strongest hail on record in Randolph County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Randolph 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.