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West Virginia, 2003

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

866events recorded889 in 2002

6deaths recorded24 injuries

$86Mproperty damage (estimates)$290K crop damage

4disaster declarations1,961 NFIP claims, $21M paid

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

Flood324

Wind204

Winter182

Cold68

Hail66

Other15

Lightning5

Tornado2

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2003 was 866 against 889 in 2002.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 2003
Preston County	53
Jefferson County	33
Berkeley County	31
Mineral County	30
Grant County	28
Marshall County	27
Hardy County	26
Hampshire County	25
Pendleton County	24
Morgan County	23
Marion County	21
Monongalia County	21
Tucker County	20
Hancock County	19
Kanawha County	19
Raleigh County	19
Wayne County	18
Cabell County	17
Wyoming County	17
Logan County	15
Ohio County	15
Randolph County	15
Wetzel County	15
Boone County	14
Lincoln County	14

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
12 Nov 2003	Kanawha	Flood	—	$6,600,000	1	—
15 Feb 2003	Lincoln	Flood	—	$2,500,000	1	—
15 Feb 2003	Kanawha	Flood	—	$500,000	1	—
19 Nov 2003	Wayne	Flood	—	$300,000	1	—
19 Nov 2003	Logan	Flood	—	$200,000	1	—
14 Jun 2003	Marion	Flash Flood	—	—	1	—
13 Mar 2003	Fayette	Lightning	—	$16,000	—	8
10 Jul 2003	Wood	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	$50,000	—	3
10 Jul 2003	Kanawha	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	$10,000	—	3
18 Sep 2003	Hardy	Flash Flood	—	$300,000	—	2
18 Sep 2003	Pendleton	Flash Flood	—	$200,000	—	2
18 Sep 2003	Pendleton	High Wind	58 mph	$50,000	—	2
14 Feb 2003	Grant	Winter Storm	—	$1,600,000	—	1
9 May 2003	Greenbrier	Thunderstorm Wind	92 mph	$500,000	—	1
18 Sep 2003	Jefferson	High Wind	58 mph	$300,000	—	1
16 Feb 2003	Marshall	Heavy Snow	—	$15,000	—	1
16 Jun 2003	Kanawha	Flash Flood	—	$7,000,000	—	—
12 Nov 2003	Lincoln	Flood	—	$5,000,000	—	—
14 Feb 2003	Pendleton	Winter Storm	—	$4,500,000	—	—
16 Jun 2003	Logan	Flash Flood	—	$4,000,000	—	—
19 Nov 2003	Nicholas	Flood	—	$3,800,000	—	—
16 Feb 2003	Jackson	Ice Storm	—	$3,500,000	—	—
16 Jun 2003	Boone	Flash Flood	—	$3,000,000	—	—
11 Jun 2003	Kanawha	Flash Flood	—	$3,000,000	—	—
15 Feb 2003	Wayne	Flood	—	$2,500,000	—	—
19 Nov 2003	Kanawha	Flood	—	$2,000,000	—	—
16 Feb 2003	Roane	Ice Storm	—	$2,000,000	—	—
16 Feb 2003	Kanawha	Winter Storm	—	$1,800,000	—	—
10 Jul 2003	Wood	Tornado	F2	$1,500,000	—	—
14 Feb 2003	Hardy	Winter Storm	—	$1,500,000	—	—
19 Nov 2003	Greenbrier	Flash Flood	—	$1,000,000	—	—
19 Nov 2003	Mercer	Flash Flood	—	$1,000,000	—	—
16 Feb 2003	Mason	Ice Storm	—	$1,000,000	—	—
15 Feb 2003	Cabell	Flood	—	$1,000,000	—	—
12 Nov 2003	Cabell	Flood	—	$850,000	—	—
19 Nov 2003	Raleigh	Flood	—	$800,000	—	—
19 Nov 2003	Wyoming	Flood	—	$750,000	—	—
14 Jun 2003	Putnam	Flash Flood	—	$600,000	—	—
12 Jul 2003	Monongalia	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	$525,000	—	—
12 Jul 2003	Monongalia	Flash Flood	—	$525,000	—	—

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 2003

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
21 Nov 2003	DR-1500	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, And Landslides	34
23 Sep 2003	DR-1496	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Isabel	10
21 Jun 2003	DR-1474	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, And Landslides	20
14 Mar 2003	DR-1455	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storm, Record/Near Record Snow, Heavy Rains, Flooding And Landslides	49

Flood insurance claims with a 2003 date of loss

1,961 NFIP claims, 1,559 of them paid, for $21,351,815.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.