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West Virginia, 2011

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

1,062events recorded674 in 2010
1deaths recorded3 injuries
$7.7Mproperty damage (estimates)$15K crop damage
0disaster declarations139 NFIP claims, $984K paid
← 20102012 →

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

Wind330
Hail266
Winter179
Flood138
Heat70
Fog43
Cold29
Lightning4
Other2
Tornado1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2011 was 1,062 against 674 in 2010.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2011
Berkeley County51
Kanawha County50
Greenbrier County47
Hampshire County40
Grant County36
Hardy County34
Jefferson County32
Harrison County29
Monongalia County25
Wayne County25
Raleigh County23
Wyoming County22
Cabell County21
McDowell County21
Morgan County21
Lewis County18
Lincoln County18
Marion County18
Mercer County18
Monroe County18
Summers County18
Taylor County18
Fayette County17
Pocahontas County17
Preston County17

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
16 Apr 2011JacksonFlash Flood—$20,0001—
22 Jul 2011KanawhaLightning———1
21 Jun 2011WayneLightning———1
24 Jul 2011CabellLightning———1
6 Aug 2011HarrisonFlash Flood—$950,000——
27 Apr 2011RandolphThunderstorm Wind70 mph$650,000——
28 Jun 2011MonroeFlash Flood—$500,000——
9 Apr 2011LincolnFlash Flood—$300,000——
4 Apr 2011KanawhaThunderstorm Wind63 mph$200,000——
10 May 2011CabellFlash Flood—$200,000——
10 May 2011WayneFlash Flood—$200,000——
9 Apr 2011LoganFlash Flood—$175,000——
18 Jun 2011MarshallFlash Flood—$150,000——
30 Jul 2011WayneFlash Flood—$125,000——
11 Jul 2011JeffersonThunderstorm Wind70 mph$100,000——
16 Apr 2011TuckerHigh Wind58 mph$100,000——
27 Apr 2011RaleighThunderstorm Wind63 mph$100,000——
10 May 2011WayneThunderstorm Wind81 mph$100,000——
15 Sep 2011HarrisonThunderstorm Wind58 mph$100,000——
15 Sep 2011LewisHail1.50 in$100,000——
22 Nov 2011CalhounFlood—$100,000——
22 Nov 2011RoaneFlood—$100,000——
7 Aug 2011PrestonFlash Flood—$75,000——
7 Aug 2011MonongaliaFlash Flood—$75,000——
28 Feb 2011MonongaliaThunderstorm Wind58 mph$75,000——
16 Apr 2011PrestonHigh Wind58 mph$75,000——
24 Jul 2011CabellThunderstorm Wind49 mph$75,000——
4 Apr 2011KanawhaThunderstorm Wind58 mph$75,000——
7 Aug 2011MarionFlash Flood—$50,000——
22 Nov 2011MonongaliaFlood—$50,000——
22 Nov 2011MonongaliaFlood—$50,000——
16 Apr 2011MarionHigh Wind58 mph$50,000——
19 Apr 2011HarrisonFlood—$50,000——
14 May 2011WayneFlash Flood—$50,000——
20 Apr 2011BrookeThunderstorm Wind58 mph$50,000——
28 Oct 2011PrestonHeavy Snow—$50,000——
21 Jun 2011GreenbrierThunderstorm Wind63 mph$50,000——
22 Nov 2011WirtFlood—$50,000——
22 Nov 2011KanawhaFlood—$50,000——
22 Nov 2011GilmerFlood—$50,000——

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 2011

No declaration touching West Virginia was made in 2011.

Flood insurance claims with a 2011 date of loss

139 NFIP claims, 105 of them paid, for $984,304.

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.