Hail and tornadoes in Kanawha County, WV

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Kanawha County, WV on 39 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Mon, Apr 14, 2025. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 6 days.

Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.

Days with hail

since January 2021

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

2+ in

Mon, Apr 14, 2025

Largest reported

1.75 in

Wed, May 20, 2026

Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.

Radar-estimated hail on Mon, Apr 14, 2025 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Mon, Apr 14, 2025: radar-estimated hail around Kanawha County, WV, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 156 hail reports in Kanawha County, WV on 63 days, 8 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 4.25 in, near Pinch, on Thu, May 23, 2019.

By decade: 2000s: 61 · 2010s: 57 · 2020s: 38

Tornadoes since 1950

9 tornadoes have touched Kanawha County, WV since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Strongest

Tue, Apr 2, 2024 · EF2 · 8 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Nitro
Tue, Apr 2, 2024 · EF1 · 5.14 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Hernshaw
Tue, Apr 2, 2024 · EF1 · 5 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Indian
Tue, Apr 2, 2024 · EF1 · 0.78 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Ronda
Tue, Apr 2, 2024 · EF1 · 2.25 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Coalridge

Most recent

Tue, Apr 2, 2024 · EF1 · 0.78 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Ronda
Tue, Apr 2, 2024 · EF1 · 2.25 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Coalridge
Tue, Apr 2, 2024 · EF1 · 5.14 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Hernshaw
Tue, Apr 2, 2024 · EF2 · 8 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Nitro
Tue, Apr 2, 2024 · EF1 · 5 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Indian
Mon, Jun 24, 2019 · EF0 · 0.83 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Yeager Airport
Mon, Jun 24, 2019 · EF1 · 7.85 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Alumville
Mon, Jul 4, 2016 · EF0 · 1.87 mi long, 100 yd wide · near South Charleston
Wed, Mar 19, 2008 · EF0 · 0.2 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Blue Creek

By decade: 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 3 · 2020s: 5

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since January 2021

Mon, Sep 21, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Sep 13, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Aug 16, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 8, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 7, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 21, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 12, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, May 20, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (2 SW Sissonville, WV)
- 1 in (1 N Sissonville, WV)
- 1.75 in (Clendenin, WV)
Thu, Jun 26, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 13, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, May 5, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 E Charleston, WV)
- 1 in (3 W Pinch, WV)
- 1 in (4 N Sissonville, WV)
Mon, Apr 14, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county
- 1.75 in (Charleston, WV)
- 1.25 in (2 SW Nitro, WV)
Sat, Apr 5, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 29, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 31, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 26, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 17, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Apr 16, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.75 in (4 N Sissonville, WV)
Thu, Apr 11, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Apr 2, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Aug 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (Sissonville, WV)
Thu, Jul 27, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 17, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 13, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jul 2, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 17, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 13, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Aug 29, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 13, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 28, 2021
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 SW CROSS LANES, WV)
Mon, Jun 21, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 13, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.

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Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.