Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Moorefield, WV

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Moorefield 1 SSE, WV, in Moorefield at 890 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 42°F and 20°F. July is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.7 inches; the year adds up to 35.4 inches over 71 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 55% of the year's precipitation (19.4 of 35.4 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 15 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (7); a normal September there has highs of 79°F and 3.5 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 31 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 131 nights a year. Snowfall averages 21.4 inches a year, most of it in January. That 35.4 inches is more than at 0 of the 75 West Virginia stations used on this site (0%). Petersburg, 10 miles southwest, has its own station (Petersburg, WV): 40.4 inches a year, 5.0 more than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 87°F.

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 141 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Moorefield: 115 thunderstorm wind reports, 13 flash floods and 13 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $305,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on April 16, 2011. July has had the most flash floods, 6 of 13. Of the 161 West Virginia cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 30 have had fewer than Moorefield.

Flood insurance policyholders in Moorefield's ZIP code 26836 have filed 169 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1985, and were paid $3.3 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Fran in 1996: 111 claims (66% of all) and $2.5 million, then Flooding in 1985 with 51. 96% 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, 98 have fewer than Moorefield.