# Tornadoes in West Virginia since 1950: 164, #38 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> West Virginia has 164 tornadoes (0.2% of the US), #38 by count and #32 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Tornadoes in West Virginia since 1950

West Virginia has recorded **164 tornadoes since 1950**: 0.2% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#38 by count** and **#32 per person** (9.27 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* West Virginia has recorded 164 tornadoes since 1950, 0.2% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #38 of 51 by count and #32 per person (9.27 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* West Virginia’s busiest year was 2024, with 18 tornadoes; it averages 2.2 a year.
* 0 were rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#32

national rank (per capita)

164

tornadoes

9.27

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[West Virginia: 164 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/west-virginia.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## West Virginia tornado history, 1950–2024

### By decade

1950s8

1960s19

1970s28

1980s17

1990s27

2000s14

2010s28

2020s23

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 55 |
| ------- | -- |
| F1/EF1  | 82 |
| F2/EF2  | 22 |
| F3/EF3  | 4  |
| F4/EF4  | 0  |
| F5/EF5  | 0  |
| Unrated | 1  |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 2024 (18).

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