NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Glenville, WV
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
6 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Glenville, West Virginia since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Hugo in 1989. Since 1950, 5 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 6
- Tornadoes
- 5
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Glenville
None of the 6 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Glenville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre passed 31 miles away. The record near Glenville begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Hugo in 1989, a tropical storm 39 miles away. None of the 6 systems has come since 2000. Of the 161 West Virginia cities on this site, 68% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Glenville. The strongest of the 5 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on March 7, 1956; its path came within 17 miles. Of the 5, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and none has come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on April 9, 1991. Of the 161 West Virginia cities, 93% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Glenville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 27 times since 1967, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 161 West Virginia cities, 85% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Glenville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Glenville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | HugoSep 22 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 14 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 18 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormOct 1 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Glenville: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Glenville
By decade
- 1990s1
- 1980s1
- 1970s2
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 1956 | F2 | 17 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 5, 1989 | F1 | 22 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 27, 1978 | F1 | 21 mi | 5.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 9, 1991 | F0 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 1975 | F0 | 6 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 5 of 5, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Glenville
The Storm Prediction Center has 27 hail reports within 10 miles of Glenville since 1967, made on 23 separate days. Of these, 10 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on March 28, 2012. The most recent report is from June 16, 2022. June has the most reports, 13.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Glenville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Glenville, WV, 1 mile southeast of Glenville at 738 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 42°F and 22°F. May is the wettest at 5.0 inches of precipitation on average and October and November the driest at 3.1 inches; the year adds up to 47.1 inches over 96 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 20 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 125 nights a year. Snowfall averages 22.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 47.1 inches is more than at 42 of the 75 West Virginia stations used on this site (56%). Gassaway, 17 miles south, has its own station (Gassaway, WV): 51.0 inches a year, 3.9 more than here, and the same July average high, 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42 | 22 | 3.5 | 8 | 8.1 |
| Feb | 46 | 24 | 3.3 | 8 | 5.0 |
| Mar | 55 | 30 | 4.3 | 9 | 4.1 |
| Apr | 67 | 39 | 3.9 | 9 | 0.1 |
| May | 75 | 50 | 5.0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 59 | 4.7 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 63 | 4.9 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 62 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 55 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 69 | 43 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 56 | 32 | 3.1 | 7 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 46 | 27 | 3.7 | 8 | 4.0 |
| Year | 66 | 42 | 47.1 | 96 | 22.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Glenville, WV (738 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Glenville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 110 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Glenville: 76 thunderstorm wind reports, 17 flash floods and 17 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $2.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on March 1, 2017. June has had the most flash floods, 6 of 17. Of the 161 West Virginia cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 53 have had fewer than Glenville.
June 29, 2012: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Glenville — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Numerous trees and large branches were blown down in the county. Two houses were destroyed, 2 others had major damage, and 5 more had minor damage.”
June 4, 2008: flood 8 miles from the centre of Glenville — $900,000 damage.
NWS: “Small stream flooding lead to river flooding along the Little Kanawha River.”
June 28, 2005: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Glenville — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Slow moving thunderstorms dumped over 3 inches of rain in less than 90 minutes over a portion of the Cove Creek basin, and along the smaller Bloody Run. 5 inches of rain was measured along Big Run.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Glenville's ZIP code 26351 have filed 336 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $4.4 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1985: 91 claims (27% of all) and $1.6 million. The year with the most claims was 2008, with 63. 30% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 131 West Virginia cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 117 have fewer than Glenville.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1985 | 91 | $1.6 million |
Gilmer County, which includes Glenville, has been named in 25 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 7 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 hurricanes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, on May 24, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Gilmer County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, strong wind, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $5.9 million a year, the 50th highest of 55 West Virginia counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.4 million (91%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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