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Severe Storm history in West Virginia

West Virginia has 489 county-level severe storm declarations across 55 counties. Lincoln County leads with 17 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for severe storm events in this state: $370.7M.

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

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

Severe Storm in West Virginia

Counties ranked by severe storm declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Lincoln County17$5.6M
2Logan County16$12.5M
3Mingo County16$46.1M
4Wayne County14$6.6M
5Boone County13$3.3M
6Cabell County13$2.9M
7Kanawha County13$116.2M
8Mercer County13$27.2M
9McDowell County12$31.6M
10Wyoming County12$19.3M
11Fayette County11$8.9M
12Putnam County11$1.4M
13Raleigh County11$10.2M
14Wetzel County11$6.7M
15Clay County10$1.2M
16Doddridge County10$668K
17Gilmer County10$575K
18Harrison County10$3.6M
19Lewis County10$420K
20Marshall County10$20.0M
21Nicholas County10$3.2M
22Roane County10$519K
23Tyler County10$993K
24Webster County10$709K
25Braxton County9$521K
26Calhoun County9$712K
27Jackson County9$810K
28Marion County9$3.2M
29Summers County9$1.1M
30Wirt County9$54K
31Preston County8$208K
32Ritchie County8$224K
33Taylor County8$584K
34Tucker County8$281K
35Greenbrier County7$3.6M
36Mason County7$892K
37Monongalia County7$1.1M
38Ohio County7$14.7M
39Pendleton County7$27K
40Upshur County7$101K
41Barbour County6$421K
42Berkeley County6$503K
43Grant County6$55K
44Hardy County6$543K
45Jefferson County6$163K
46Wood County6$1.8M
47Brooke County5$3.2M
48Hancock County5$2.8M
49Mineral County5$1.2M
50Monroe County5$434K
51Morgan County5$143K
52Pocahontas County5$140K
53Hampshire County4$234K
54Pleasants County4$501K
55Randolph County4$77K