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West Virginia, 1983

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1983 was 86 against 18 in 1982.

Counties with the most recorded events

Federal disaster declarations in 1983

No declaration touching West Virginia was made in 1983.

Flood insurance claims with a 1983 date of loss

43 NFIP claims, 14 of them paid, for $39,661.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.