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Flood history in West Virginia

West Virginia has 307 county-level flood declarations across 55 counties. Lincoln County leads with 11 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for flood events in this state: $589.1M.

This page shows every West Virginia county in West Virginia that has at least one FEMA flood declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to flood events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of flood declarations across all states, see the flood disaster type page. For all hazard types in West Virginia, see the West Virginia state page.

Flood in West Virginia

Counties ranked by flood declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Lincoln County11$727K
2Mingo County11$2.1M
3Kanawha County10$425.2M
4Logan County10$2.5M
5Greenbrier County9$25.4M
6Wayne County9$1.3M
7Jackson County8$67K
8Boone County7$1.7M
9Cabell County7$3.3M
10Gilmer County7$11K
11Ohio County7$16.2M
12Raleigh County7$0
13Randolph County7$3.3M
14Roane County7$4.5M
15Wetzel County7$78K
16Wyoming County7$1.7M
17Braxton County6$76K
18Calhoun County6$282K
19Harrison County6$1.6M
20Lewis County6$141K
21Marshall County6$6.9M
22McDowell County6$3.7M
23Pocahontas County6$214K
24Preston County6$77K
25Summers County6$745K
26Tucker County6$30K
27Tyler County6$45K
28Barbour County5$50K
29Doddridge County5$10K
30Marion County5$5.9M
31Mason County5$49K
32Monroe County5$4.1M
33Nicholas County5$31.9M
34Upshur County5$0
35Brooke County4$0
36Clay County4$35.9M
37Fayette County4$3.3M
38Hampshire County4$0
39Hancock County4$325K
40Hardy County4$0
41Mercer County4$0
42Monongalia County4$66K
43Pendleton County4$0
44Putnam County4$0
45Webster County4$5.4M
46Wirt County4$10K
47Wood County4$59K
48Berkeley County3$0
49Grant County3$63K
50Jefferson County3$0
51Mineral County3$0
52Morgan County3$0
53Pleasants County3$0
54Taylor County3$11K
55Ritchie County2$53K