West Virginia Hail Statistics

West Virginia averages 45.2 reports of 1-inch or larger hail a year, on 12.4 hail days. That ranks 32nd of 51 and is under 1% of all such reports in the US. Hail peaks in April.

Data: NOAA Storm Events, 2021–2025 yearly averages

45.2Reports of 1-inch+ hail a year, 32nd most

12.4Hail days a year, 33rd most

2.50 inLargest stone reported, August 7, 2023

When hail falls in West Virginia

59.6 hail reports a year in all, 2.2 of them 2 inches or larger.
The most reports of 1-inch+ hail: Kanawha County, about 4.2 a year.
The most reports come in April; nationally the peak is May.

Share of West Virginia hail reports by month, 2021–2025.

Hail by county in West Virginia

50 counties with at least one hail report, 2021–2025. Yearly averages, sorted by 1-inch+ reports. More people means more reports, so populous counties tend to rank higher.

Hail statistics by county in West Virginia. Column headers sort the table.

Kanawha	4.2	6.0	1.8	1.75 in
Preston	3.4	3.8	1.0	2.50 in
Nicholas	3.2	3.4	1.0	2.25 in
Berkeley	2.8	2.8	1.4	1.50 in
Monongalia	2.6	3.6	1.6	2.00 in
Putnam	2.6	3.6	1.2	2.00 in
Cabell	2.2	3.2	1.2	2.25 in
Wood	1.6	2.2	1.0	1.75 in
Greenbrier	1.6	2.0	1.0	1.75 in
Upshur	1.4	1.6	0.8	2.00 in
Pendleton	1.2	1.2	1.0	1.25 in
Jackson	1.0	1.6	1.0	1.00 in
Mason	1.0	1.6	0.8	1.00 in
Hancock	1.0	1.2	0.6	1.00 in
Tyler	1.0	1.2	0.6	1.00 in
Morgan	1.0	1.0	0.6	1.25 in
Lewis	0.8	1.2	0.6	1.25 in
Hampshire	0.8	0.8	0.4	2.00 in
Pocahontas	0.6	1.0	0.6	1.50 in
Mingo	0.6	1.0	0.4	1.75 in
Wyoming	0.6	0.8	0.4	2.00 in
Raleigh	0.6	0.8	0.4	1.50 in
Barbour	0.6	0.8	0.6	1.25 in
Clay	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.75 in
Mineral	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.00 in
Lincoln	0.6	0.6	0.4	1.00 in
Jefferson	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.00 in
Fayette	0.6	0.6	0.4	1.75 in
Marion	0.4	0.8	0.6	1.25 in
Wayne	0.4	0.8	0.8	1.00 in
Wetzel	0.4	0.8	0.4	1.00 in
Randolph	0.4	0.6	0.6	1.00 in
Mercer	0.4	0.6	0.6	1.00 in
Grant	0.4	0.4	0.2	1.75 in
Monroe	0.4	0.4	0.4	1.00 in
Brooke	0.4	0.4	0.4	1.75 in
Logan	0.4	0.4	0.4	1.00 in
Braxton	0.4	0.4	0.4	1.00 in
Webster	0.4	0.4	0.2	1.00 in
Ritchie	0.2	1.0	0.6	1.00 in
Harrison	0.2	0.8	0.6	1.00 in
Calhoun	0.2	0.4	0.4	1.00 in
Summers	0.2	0.4	0.4	1.25 in
Hardy	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.25 in
Gilmer	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.00 in
Roane	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.50 in
Wirt	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.88 in
Pleasants	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.75 in
Ohio	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.75 in
Boone	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.75 in

About these numbers

Hail reports from the NOAA Storm Events Database, 2021–2025, averaged per year. These are reports to the National Weather Service, not every storm: places with more people report more hail. Full methodology.

Cite: Home Stats Data, "West Virginia Hail Statistics," https://homestatsdata.com/storm-risk/hail-statistics/west-virginia/