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Floods in West Virginia
36 federal floods disaster declarations in West Virginia since 1953.
Floods — West Virginia — federal disaster declarations per year
19542026
Counties most affected
Mingo County11Lincoln County11Logan County10Kanawha County10Greenbrier County9Wayne County9Jackson County8Raleigh County7Gilmer County7Ohio County7Boone County7Lewis County7Wyoming County7Wetzel County7Cabell County7Roane County7Randolph County7Calhoun County6Braxton County6Harrison County6Marshall County6McDowell County6Pocahontas County6Preston County6Summers County6Tucker County6Tyler County6Upshur County6Mason County5Barbour County5Nicholas County5Marion County5Monroe County5Doddridge County5Putnam County4Fayette County4Mercer County4Hampshire County4Monongalia County4Pendleton County4Pleasants County4Webster County4Clay County4Brooke County4Wirt County4Hardy County4Hancock County4Wood County4Morgan County3Ritchie County3Berkeley County3Grant County3Taylor County3Mineral County3Jefferson County3
Declarations
August 3, 2026Flood4 counties
SEVERE STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
July 22, 2025Flood2 counties
SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
May 24, 2024Flood13 counties
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
January 30, 2024Flood6 counties
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
November 28, 2022Flood1 counties
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
May 20, 2021Flood7 counties
SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
August 2, 2019Flood5 counties
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
June 25, 2016Flood18 counties
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
May 21, 2015Flood8 counties
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
May 18, 2015Flood12 counties
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
July 26, 2013Flood2 counties
SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
June 24, 2010Flood5 counties
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUDSLIDES, AND LANDSLIDES
February 28, 2000Flood26 counties
FLOODING, SEVERE STORMS, AND LANDSLIDES
March 7, 1997Flood16 counties
HEAVY & WIND DRIVEN RAIN, HIGH WINDS,FLOODING,SLIDES
May 23, 1996Flood17 counties
FLOODING, HEAVY WINDS
January 25, 1996Flood28 counties
FLOODING
November 7, 1985Flood29 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
May 15, 1984Flood4 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
August 15, 1980Flood15 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
December 14, 1978Flood5 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
August 24, 1977Flood3 counties
SEVERE STORMS, LANDSLIDES & FLOODING
April 7, 1977Flood11 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
September 12, 1975Flood2 counties
HEAVY RAINS & FLOODING
April 11, 1974Flood4 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
January 29, 1974Flood5 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
August 23, 1972Flood4 counties
HEAVY RAINS & FLOODING
July 3, 1972Flood15 counties
TROPICAL STORM AGNES
February 27, 1972Flood7 counties
HEAVY RAINS & FLOODING
September 24, 1969Flood1 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
March 13, 1967Flood36 counties
FLOODING
March 20, 1964Flood
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
March 13, 1963Flood
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
March 9, 1962Flood
SEVERE STORM, HIGH TIDES & FLOODING
July 23, 1961Flood
FLOODS
January 31, 1957Flood
FLOOD
August 4, 1954Flood
FLOOD
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. History is not a forecast.