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West Virginia, 2000

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

1,123events recorded951 in 1999
4deaths recorded3 injuries
$13Mproperty damage (estimates)
1disaster declarations497 NFIP claims, $3.5M paid
← 19992001 →

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

Wind339
Cold189
Heat175
Winter168
Flood107
Other74
Hail60
Wildfire6
Tornado4
Lightning1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2000 was 1,123 against 951 in 1999.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2000
Kanawha County40
Jefferson County33
Putnam County33
Berkeley County31
Pocahontas County31
Randolph County31
Webster County31
Hampshire County30
Hardy County30
Roane County28
Fayette County27
Mineral County27
Morgan County26
Nicholas County26
Upshur County26
Barbour County25
Boone County25
Grant County25
Cabell County24
Jackson County24
Mason County24
Raleigh County24
Wayne County24
Braxton County23
Harrison County23

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
18 Feb 2000KanawhaFlash Flood—$500,0003—
27 May 2000FayetteHeavy Rain——1—
9 Aug 2000BarbourThunderstorm Wind—$10,000—2
13 May 2000JeffersonThunderstorm Wind—$2,000—1
18 Feb 2000WetzelFlash Flood—$1,000,000——
18 Feb 2000RoaneFlash Flood—$900,000——
18 Feb 2000RitchieFlash Flood—$850,000——
18 Feb 2000WirtFlash Flood—$600,000——
18 Feb 2000GilmerFlash Flood—$500,000——
19 Feb 2000MonongaliaFlood—$500,000——
2 Sep 2000KanawhaFlash Flood—$500,000——
18 Aug 2000LewisFlash Flood—$450,000——
19 Feb 2000GilmerFlood—$400,000——
18 Feb 2000CabellFlash Flood—$400,000——
18 Feb 2000CalhounFlash Flood—$400,000——
9 Aug 2000WebsterThunderstorm Wind—$350,000——
18 Feb 2000JacksonFlash Flood—$300,000——
18 Feb 2000MarionFlash Flood—$300,000——
9 Aug 2000CabellTornadoF1$275,000——
18 Feb 2000TylerFlash Flood—$250,000——
18 Aug 2000UpshurFlash Flood—$250,000——
18 Feb 2000BarbourFlash Flood—$200,000——
9 Aug 2000LincolnTornadoF1$200,000——
28 Jul 2000CabellThunderstorm Wind—$200,000——
18 Aug 2000BraxtonFlash Flood—$200,000——
18 Feb 2000UpshurFlash Flood—$150,000——
19 Feb 2000CalhounFlood—$150,000——
18 Feb 2000DoddridgeFlash Flood—$150,000——
2 Sep 2000RaleighFlash Flood—$150,000——
18 Aug 2000PocahontasFlash Flood—$150,000——
18 Feb 2000LewisFlash Flood—$125,000——
19 Feb 2000BarbourFlood—$100,000——
19 Feb 2000UpshurFlood—$100,000——
18 Feb 2000PutnamFlash Flood—$100,000——
18 Feb 2000HarrisonFlash Flood—$100,000——
19 Feb 2000TuckerFlood—$100,000——
19 Feb 2000PrestonFlood—$100,000——
8 Apr 2000MorganThunderstorm Wind—$100,000——
10 Jul 2000KanawhaThunderstorm Wind—$100,000——
23 May 2000TylerTornadoF1$85,000——

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 2000

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
28 Feb 2000DR-1319Major disasterFloodFlooding, Severe Storms, And Landslides26

Flood insurance claims with a 2000 date of loss

497 NFIP claims, 390 of them paid, for $3,547,803.

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.