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Hurricane history in West Virginia

West Virginia has 141 county-level hurricane declarations across 55 counties. Nicholas County leads with 4 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for hurricane events in this state: $15.9M.

This page shows every West Virginia county in West Virginia that has at least one FEMA hurricane 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 hurricane events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

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

Hurricane in West Virginia

Counties ranked by hurricane declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Nicholas County4$208K
2Pendleton County4$13K
3Pocahontas County4$18K
4Randolph County4$206K
5Tucker County4$188K
6Barbour County3$286K
7Berkeley County3$24K
8Boone County3$25K
9Braxton County3$11K
10Clay County3$13K
11Fayette County3$66K
12Grant County3$75K
13Greenbrier County3$5K
14Hampshire County3$16K
15Hardy County3$90K
16Jefferson County3$48K
17Kanawha County3$12.9M
18Lewis County3$14K
19Mineral County3$41K
20Morgan County3$7K
21Preston County3$426K
22Raleigh County3$97K
23Taylor County3$0
24Upshur County3$147K
25Webster County3$950K
26Wyoming County3$29K
27Brooke County2$0
28Cabell County2$0
29Calhoun County2$0
30Doddridge County2$0
31Gilmer County2$0
32Hancock County2$0
33Harrison County2$0
34Jackson County2$0
35Lincoln County2$0
36Logan County2$0
37Marion County2$0
38Marshall County2$0
39Mason County2$0
40McDowell County2$0
41Mercer County2$0
42Mingo County2$0
43Monongalia County2$0
44Monroe County2$0
45Ohio County2$0
46Pleasants County2$0
47Putnam County2$0
48Ritchie County2$0
49Roane County2$0
50Summers County2$0
51Tyler County2$0
52Wayne County2$0
53Wetzel County2$0
54Wirt County2$0
55Wood County2$0