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West Virginia, 2015

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

895events recorded1,056 in 2014
6deaths recorded3 injuries
$21Mproperty damage (estimates)
5disaster declarations292 NFIP claims, $4.4M paid
← 20142016 →

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

Winter276
Wind209
Cold160
Flood127
Hail55
Fog55
Other7
Tornado3
Lightning3

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2015 was 895 against 1,056 in 2014.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2015
Berkeley County24
Kanawha County24
Putnam County24
Boone County23
Jackson County23
Harrison County22
Lincoln County21
Raleigh County21
Wyoming County21
Wood County20
Hampshire County19
Jefferson County19
Preston County19
Cabell County18
Logan County18
Mercer County18
Mingo County18
Roane County17
Upshur County17
Braxton County16
Lewis County16
McDowell County16
Calhoun County15
Fayette County15
Hardy County15

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
18 Feb 2015LoganExtreme Cold/Wind Chill——2—
1 Jun 2015FayetteLightning——12
3 Apr 2015WayneFlash Flood—$450,0001—
10 Mar 2015GreenbrierDebris Flow—$5,0001—
4 Jul 2015LincolnHeavy Rain——1—
17 Aug 2015KanawhaFlash Flood—$100,000—1
12 Mar 2015KanawhaDebris Flow—$1,000,000——
4 Mar 2015LincolnFlood—$1,000,000——
4 Mar 2015MingoFlood—$800,000——
4 Mar 2015CabellFlood—$750,000——
12 Jul 2015WoodFlash Flood—$650,000——
4 Mar 2015MercerFlood—$600,000——
13 Jul 2015WebsterFlash Flood—$600,000——
4 Mar 2015KanawhaFlood—$500,000——
14 Jul 2015LincolnFlash Flood—$500,000——
13 Jul 2015BraxtonFlash Flood—$500,000——
4 Mar 2015WayneFlood—$450,000——
25 Dec 2015KanawhaFlash Flood—$450,000——
21 Feb 2015RaleighHeavy Snow—$400,000——
4 Mar 2015LoganFlood—$400,000——
3 Apr 2015LincolnFlash Flood—$400,000——
14 Jul 2015PutnamFlash Flood—$400,000——
26 Jun 2015JacksonFlash Flood—$350,000——
4 Mar 2015RoaneFlood—$350,000——
4 Mar 2015McDowellFlood—$350,000——
13 Jul 2015NicholasFlash Flood—$350,000——
4 Mar 2015WyomingFlood—$340,000——
17 Jun 2015UpshurTornadoEF1$300,000——
4 Mar 2015PutnamFlood—$300,000——
13 Mar 2015KanawhaFlood—$300,000——
18 Feb 2015KanawhaExtreme Cold/Wind Chill—$250,000——
3 Apr 2015BooneFlash Flood—$225,000——
4 Mar 2015RitchieFlood—$200,000——
4 Mar 2015TylerFlood—$200,000——
4 Mar 2015JacksonFlood—$200,000——
4 Mar 2015RaleighFlood—$200,000——
3 Apr 2015CabellFlood—$200,000——
10 Jul 2015ClayFlash Flood—$175,000——
18 Feb 2015BooneExtreme Cold/Wind Chill—$150,000——
4 Mar 2015DoddridgeFlood—$150,000——

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 2015

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
7 Aug 2015DR-4236Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides9
21 May 2015DR-4221Major disasterFloodSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides8
18 May 2015DR-4220Major disasterFloodSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides12
14 May 2015DR-4219Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides6
31 Mar 2015DR-4210Major disasterSevere StormSevere Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides32

Flood insurance claims with a 2015 date of loss

292 NFIP claims, 237 of them paid, for $4,383,341.

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.