WV
West Virginia
Comprehensive climate risk and disaster history profile
23
Billion-Dollar Events
$8.9B
Total Economic Impact
55
Counties
23.41
Avg Risk Score
Top Natural Hazards
Based on FEMA National Risk Index data across all 55 counties
LNDS
69.9
Avg Risk Score
Flooding
67.09
Avg Risk Score
Lightning
47.13
Avg Risk Score
Tropical Cyclone
46.36
Avg Risk Score
Freeze
41.18
Avg Risk Score
Wildfire
39.51
Avg Risk Score
Disaster Type Breakdown
Historical billion-dollar events by category (1980-2024)
Severe Storm
12 events
$2.4B
Winter Storm
6 events
$0.5B
Flooding
2 events
$0.6B
Drought
1 events
$0.2B
Freeze
1 events
$0.1B
Tropical Cyclone
1 events
$5.0B
Disaster Trends by Decade
How disaster frequency and costs have changed over time
Highest Risk Counties
Counties with the highest overall risk scores based on FEMA NRI
| Rank | County | Risk Score | Risk Rating | SVI Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanawha | 79.57 | 5350.0% | |
| 2 | Logan | 64.3 | 6811.0% | |
| 3 | McDowell | 63.92 | 7524.0% | |
| 4 | Berkeley | 59.85 | 3660.0% | |
| 5 | Raleigh | 57.33 | 7183.0% | |
| 6 | Ohio | 54.12 | 4793.0% | |
| 7 | Mingo | 50.3 | 6754.0% | |
| 8 | Greenbrier | 44.96 | 5274.0% | |
| 9 | Jefferson | 44.89 | 1852.0% | |
| 10 | Mercer | 44.23 | 8218.0% |
Recent Major Events
Most costly billion-dollar disasters in the past 10 years
Severe Storm
Apr 2024
$0.6B
Severe Storm
Mar 2023
$0.4B
2 fatalities
Severe Storm
Mar 2020
$0.2B
Severe Storm
Feb 2019
$0.1B
Severe Storm
May 2018
$0.1B
Flooding
Jun 2016
$0.2B
5 fatalities
Severe Storm
Apr 2015
$0.1B
Severe Storm
May 2014
$0.1B
Tropical Cyclone
Oct 2012
$5.0B
12 fatalities
Severe Storm
Jun 2012
$0.3B
2 fatalities
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