46
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$3K
Property damage
Hail in Summers County, West Virginia: 46 recorded events between 1984 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #2,310 nationally and #29 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Summers County, West Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Summers County is the 2010s, when 14 of the county's 46 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 Summers County archive, hail makes up 25.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,310 for this hazard and #29 within West Virginia, putting it in the 25.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Summers County with 14 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
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | PIPESTEM | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | PIPESTEM | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2022 | STREETER | 1.25 | $0 |
| Mar 18, 2021 | JUMPING BRANCH | 0.88 | $0 |
| Aug 6, 2020 | BELLEPOINT | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 21, 2020 | PENCE SPGS HINTON AR | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 5, 2018 | HILLDALE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2011 | ELLISON | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 26, 2011 | BARGERS SPGS | 1 | $0 |
| May 26, 2011 | PENCE SPGS HINTON AR | 1 | $0 |
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Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Summers County, West Virginia?
46 hail events are recorded in Summers County between 1984 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Summers County?
The strongest hail on record in Summers County measured 2.5.
Where does the hail data for Summers 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 Summers County, West Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/west-virginia/summers-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.