West Virginia
From DFO – Flood Observatory
West Virginia
- SubdivisionCategory: state
- M49: 840
- Code31662: US-WV
Recorded floods for West Virginia
Total number of flood events: 34
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| ﹟ | Glide ﹟ | Start Date | End Date | Country | State | Area (km²) | Source | Main Cause | Fatalities | Displaced | Severity | Flood impact index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ﹟ | Glide ﹟ | Start Date | End Date | Country | State | Area (km²) | Source | Main Cause | Fatalities | Displaced | Severity | Flood impact index |
| 5458 | 2023-08-27 | 2023-08-29 | United States of America | West Virginia | 4,931 | FloodList | Heavy rain | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.2 | |
| 5368 | 2023-02-16 | 2023-02-17 | United States of America | West Virginia • Kentucky | 62,552 | FloodList | Heavy rain | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.1 | |
| 5044 | 2021-02-28 | 2021-03-02 | United States of America | Tennessee • West Virginia • Virginia • Kentucky | 99,258 | FloodList | Torrential rain | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.6 | |
| 4899 | 2020-03-22 | 2020-04-03 | United States of America | Indiana • West Virginia • Kentucky • Ohio | 126,521 | FloodList | Heavy rain | 8 | 30 | 1.5 | 6.4 | |
| 4630 | 2018-06-02 | 2018-06-04 | United States of America | West Virginia • Virginia | 20,688 | FloodLIst | Heavy rain | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.0 | |
| 4368 | 2016-06-23 | 2016-06-24 | United States of America | West Virginia • Ohio | 57,043 | News | Torrential rain | 25 | 2,000 | 2.0 | 5.4 | |
| 4274 | 2015-07-18 | 2015-07-21 | United States of America | Ohio • Kentucky • West Virginia | 44,261 | News | Torrential rain | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.4 | |
| 3802 | 2011-04-18 | 2011-04-25 | United States of America | West Virginia • Virginia • Kentucky • Tennessee • Missouri • Indiana • Illinois • Ohio • Pennsylvania | 211,221 | News | Torrential rain | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.2 | |
| 3785 | 2011-03-07 | 2011-03-28 | United States of America | Louisiana • Mississippi • Alabama • Georgia • Tennessee • West Virginia • Virginia • Kentucky • Ohio • Indiana • Illinois • Missouri • Iowa • Minnesota • South Dakota • Wisconsin • Pennsylvania • Vermont • New York • New Hampshire • Maine • Massachusetts • Rhode Island | 1,163,517 | News | Heavy rain | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.6 | |
| 3625 | 2010-03-10 | 2010-03-24 | United States of America | South Dakota • Nebraska • Kansas • Iowa • Missouri • Illinois • Kentucky • Indiana • Ohio • West Virginia • Virginia • New York • Pennsylvania • Maryland • New Jersey • Rhode Island • Massachusetts • Connecticut | 1,015,176 | 0 | Heavy rain | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.2 | |
| 3567 | 2009-11-10 | 2009-11-13 | United States of America | Virginia • West Virginia • North Carolina • South Carolina • Tennessee • Georgia • Alabama • Mississippi | 468,142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 | ||
| 3478 | 2009-05-03 | 2009-05-08 | United States of America | West Virginia | 16,459 | News | 47 | 65,000 | 1.5 | 5.2 | ||
| 2606 | 2005-01-05 | 2005-02-01 | United States of America | Pennsylvania • Ohio • Indiana • Illinois • Missouri • Arkansas • Tennessee • Kentucky • West Virginia | 285,909 | News | Heavy rain | 3 | 4,000 | 2.0 | 7.2 | |
| 2562 | 2004-09-08 | 2004-09-21 | United States of America | New York • Pennsylvania • West Virginia • Maryland • Kentucky • Tennessee • North Carolina • South Carolina • Georgia • Florida | 363,511 | News | Tropical cyclone | 100 | 20,000 | 2.0 | 7.0 | |
| 2412 | 2004-01-04 | 2004-01-16 | United States of America | West Virginia • Indiana • Illinois • Kentucky • Ohio | 167,998 | News | Heavy rain | 2 | 60 | 1.0 | 6.3 | |
| 2388 | 2003-11-19 | 2003-11-22 | United States of America | West Virginia • Pennsylvania • Ohio • Kentucky • Tennessee • North Carolina • Virginia • District of Columbia • Maryland | 213,998 | News | Heavy rain | 9 | 250 | 2.0 | 6.2 | |
| 2352 | 2003-09-18 | 2003-09-24 | United States of America | North Carolina • West Virginia • Virginia • District of Columbia • Maryland | 171,199 | News | Tropical cyclone | 7 | 2,500 | 1.0 | 6.1 | |
| 2253 | 2003-06-13 | 2003-06-19 | United States of America | West Virginia • Kentucky • Ohio | 60,615 | News | Heavy rain | 7 | 1,500 | 1.0 | 5.6 | |
| 2168 | 2003-02-22 | 2003-02-23 | United States of America | Virginia • West Virginia | 82,478 | News | Heavy rain | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.2 | |
| 2159 | 2003-02-15 | 2003-02-18 | United States of America | West Virginia • Virginia • Kentucky | 42,500 | News | 2 | 100 | 1.0 | 5.2 | ||
| 1916 | 2002-05-02 | 2002-05-08 | United States of America | Kentucky • Virginia • West Virginia | 19,788 | News | Heavy rain | 9 | 1,000 | 1.0 | 5.1 | |
| 1893 | 2002-03-17 | 2002-03-24 | United States of America | Tennessee • Kentucky • Virginia • West Virginia | 40,931 | News | Heavy rain | 7 | 2,000 | 2.0 | 5.8 | |
| 1761 | 2001-07-29 | 2001-07-29 | United States of America | Virginia • West Virginia | 14,007 | News | Heavy rain | 2 | 300 | 1.0 | 4.1 | |
| 1746 | 2001-07-08 | 2001-07-09 | United States of America | West Virginia | 8,534 | News | Heavy rain | 2 | 6,000 | 2.0 | 4.5 | |
| 1149 | 1997-02-28 | 1997-03-15 | United States of America | Indiana • Kentucky • Tennessee • Ohio • West Virginia | 179,911 | News | Heavy rain | 50 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.8 | |
| 1109 | 1996-09-05 | 1996-09-13 | United States of America | South Carolina • North Carolina • West Virginia • Maryland • District of Columbia • Pennsylvania | 293,738 | News | Tropical cyclone | 34 | 4,000 | 1.0 | 6.4 | |
| 1071 | 1996-05-13 | 1996-05-20 | United States of America | West Virginia • Kentucky • Ohio | 63,664 | News | Heavy rain | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.7 | |
| 979 | 1995-08-07 | 1995-08-18 | United States of America | Ohio • West Virginia | 118,253 | News | Heavy rain | 4 | 1,000 | 1.0 | 6.2 | |
| 601 | 1991-12-02 | 1991-12-03 | United States of America | Michigan • Ohio • West Virginia • Kentucky | 210,360 | News | Heavy rain | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.6 | |
| 487 | 1990-12-31 | 1991-01-03 | United States of America | Indiana • Kentucky • West Virginia • Ohio • Pennsylvania | 177,859 | News | Heavy rain | 0 | 3,500 | 1.0 | 5.9 | |
| 456 | 1990-09-07 | 1990-09-09 | United States of America | West Virginia • Pennsylvania • Ohio | 45,800 | News | Heavy rain | 5 | 300 | 1.0 | 5.1 | |
| 287 | 1989-02-11 | 1989-02-13 | United States of America | West Virginia • Virginia | 31,247 | News | Heavy rain | 7 | 17,000 | 1.0 | 5.0 | |
| 65 | 1985-11-01 | 1985-11-09 | United States of America | Pennsylvania • West Virginia • Virginia | 57,867 | News | Heavy rain | 54 | 18,000 | 2.0 | 6.0 | |
| 31 | 1985-07-09 | 1985-07-10 | United States of America | West Virginia | 24,269 | News | Torrential rain | 2 | 200 | 1.0 | 4.7 |