Tucker County, West Virginia tornado history

3 tornadoes recorded in or across Tucker County from 1954 to 1992, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Tucker County

The Storm Prediction Center records 3 tornadoes whose paths touched Tucker County, West Virginia between 1954 and 1992. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is July, with 2 tornadoes. The strongest was an F1 on 8 July 1985. The most recent was on 5 July 1992.

  • 3tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 72per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Tucker County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0267%
F1 / EF1133%
F2 / EF200%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Tucker County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 1 in 1950s.1950s11980s11990s1

The 1990s only run to 1992, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1980s1
1990s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 2 in Jul.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May0Jun0Jul2Aug1Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul2
Aug1
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Tucker County

  • Strongest and Longest path: West Virginia tornado8 July 1985, F1, 0.7 miles long
  • Most recent: West Virginia tornado5 July 1992, F0, 0.1 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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