County Hazards

Storm events on record through

Flood events in Marion County, West Virginia The flood events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 136 flood events on record for Marion County, West Virginia, from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest flood event on record is on 31 Jul 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 72 flood events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.

The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Flood, Flash Flood, Coastal Flood, Lakeshore Flood.

Newest flood events on record

Flash Flood

1 mile N of GASTON JCT

Flash Flood

At ELDORA

Flash Flood

2 miles SSE of COLFAX

Flash Flood

2 miles W of SAMARIA

Flash Flood

1 mile SSE of GASTON JCT

Flash Flood

1 mile ESE of HILLVIEW

Flash Flood

1 mile SE of BENTON FERRY

Flash Flood

At FAIRMONT

Flash Flood

At CATAWBA JCT. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Flash Flood

1 mile N of HILLVIEW. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Flash Flood

1 mile S of BARRACKVILLE. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Flash Flood

1 mile E of CHESAPEAKE. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

Flash Flood

1 mile S of BENTON FERRY. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Flash Flood

1 mile W of THOBURN. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Flash Flood

1 mile S of WATSON. Damage estimate: $15 thousand

Flash Flood

1 mile E of WATSON. Damage estimate: $40 thousand

Flash Flood

At WATSON. Damage estimate: $1.0 million

Flash Flood

At MONTANA. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Flash Flood

1 mile ENE of NORTH FAIRMONT. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Flash Flood

At JAYENN. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Flash Flood

1 mile N of BENTON FERRY. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Flash Flood

At GASTON JCT

Flash Flood

1 mile W of FAIRMONT

Flash Flood

1 mile SE of BENTON FERRY

Flash Flood

1 mile S of BINGAMON

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. NCEI gives no magnitude for this hazard.

Flood events by year

Flood events on record for Marion County by year, 1950 to 2026
DecadeYear that ends in 0Year that ends in 1Year that ends in 2Year that ends in 3Year that ends in 4Year that ends in 5Year that ends in 6Year that ends in 7Year that ends in 8Year that ends in 9All
1950s00000000000
1960s00000000000
1970s00000000000
1980s00000000000
1990s000000333110
2000s2421543162140
2010s044312046226
2020s033111420 (part of the year)60

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Flood and flash flood events are on record from 1996. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

  1. Jan3 events
  2. Feb10 events
  3. Mar4 events
  4. Apr17 events
  5. May29 events
  6. Jun28 events
  7. Jul22 events
  8. Aug7 events
  9. Sep4 events
  10. Oct1 event
  11. Nov7 events
  12. Dec4 events

Beside the other counties

Flood events on record: Marion County beside the total of the counties of West Virginia and of the United States
MeasureMarionAll counties of West VirginiaAll counties of the United States
Flood events, 1996 to 20261364,166177,902
Events for each 100 square miles44.017.35.0
Events for each 10,000 residents24.323.45.4

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More flood events on record

Flood events on record for Marion County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$25 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$2 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$2 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$2 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$2 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$2 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$2 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$100 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$50000County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$25 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$15 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$15 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$350 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$350 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$25 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$50 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$100 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$40 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$50 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$20 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$25 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$25 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$15 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00Forecast zone
Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone10County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$500 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$2 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$300 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5.0 million00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$70 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$40 thousand00County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

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Cite this page

County Hazards. "Flood events on record for Marion County, West Virginia". https://countyhazards.com/county/wv/marion/flood/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .

Questions

Which month has the most flood events on record for Marion County?
May has 29 of the 136 flood events on record from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many flood events are on record for West Virginia?
NCEI has 4,166 flood events on record for West Virginia from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Marion County compare with the other counties of West Virginia?
The counties of West Virginia have 17.3 flood events for each 100 square miles. Marion County has 44.0.
Why are some flood events on record for a forecast zone?
NCEI records some event types for a National Weather Service forecast zone and not for a county. This page counts a zone event when the zone has the name of the county.