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West Virginia, 2012
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 2012 was 859 against 1,062 in 2011.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2012 | Barbour | Heavy Snow | — | $750,000 | 2 | — |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Randolph | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1,000,000 | 1 | — |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Pocahontas | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $750,000 | 1 | — |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Pleasants | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $500,000 | 1 | — |
| 29 Oct 2012 | Tucker | Blizzard | — | — | 1 | — |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Monroe | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $500,000 | — | 1 |
| 5 Jul 2012 | Raleigh | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30,000 | — | 1 |
| 29 Feb 2012 | Greenbrier | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15,000 | — | 1 |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Ohio | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5,000 | — | 1 |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Marion | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | 1 |
| 11 Jul 2012 | Wood | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 29 Oct 2012 | Nicholas | Blizzard | — | $7,500,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Kanawha | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $6,000,000 | — | — |
| 15 Mar 2012 | Logan | Flash Flood | — | $5,500,000 | — | — |
| 29 Oct 2012 | Webster | Blizzard | — | $5,000,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Wood | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $4,000,000 | — | — |
| 29 Oct 2012 | Randolph | Blizzard | — | $3,750,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Harrison | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3,500,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Raleigh | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3,500,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Fayette | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $3,000,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Cabell | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3,000,000 | — | — |
| 29 Oct 2012 | Upshur | Blizzard | — | $3,000,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Jackson | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2,500,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Putnam | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2,500,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Nicholas | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2,000,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Roane | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2,000,000 | — | — |
| 2 Mar 2012 | Wayne | Tornado | EF3 | $1,900,000 | — | — |
| 29 Oct 2012 | Kanawha | Heavy Snow | — | $1,750,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Mason | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1,500,000 | — | — |
| 29 Oct 2012 | Fayette | Blizzard | — | $1,500,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Ritchie | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Barbour | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Upshur | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Gilmer | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Wayne | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Clay | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 29 Oct 2012 | Braxton | Heavy Snow | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 15 Mar 2012 | Mingo | Flash Flood | — | $900,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Tyler | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $750,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Doddridge | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $750,000 | — | — |
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 2012
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 2012 | DR-4093 | Major disaster | Hurricane | Hurricane Sandy | 18 |
| 29 Oct 2012 | EM-3358 | Emergency | Hurricane | Hurricane Sandy | 55 |
| 23 Jul 2012 | DR-4071 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Straight-Line Winds | 47 |
| 30 Jun 2012 | EM-3345 | Emergency | Severe Storm | Severe Storms | 55 |
| 22 Mar 2012 | DR-4061 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, And Lanslides | 3 |
| 16 Mar 2012 | DR-4059 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, And Landslides | 11 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2012 date of loss
222 NFIP claims, 177 of them paid, for $5,248,391.
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.