Most Flood-Prone Counties in West...

Based on NOAA Storm Events Database records from 1996 to 2025, these are the West Virginia counties with the most recorded flood events. Kanawha County tops the list with 203 events. The data includes river floods, flash floods, coastal flooding, and hurricane-related flooding.

Rank	County	Total Events	River Floods	Flash Floods
1	Kanawha County	203	86	117
2	Marion County	136	26	110
3	Berkeley County	125	100	25
4	Greenbrier County	123	64	59
5	Harrison County	119	41	78
6	Mercer County	113	36	77
7	Lincoln County	111	59	52
8	Cabell County	105	47	58
9	Putnam County	105	42	63
10	Monongalia County	103	25	78
11	Wayne County	103	49	54
12	Marshall County	93	34	59
13	Preston County	88	16	72
14	Wood County	85	40	45
15	Randolph County	81	43	38
16	Jefferson County	79	66	13
17	Hampshire County	78	43	35
18	Tyler County	78	45	33
19	Jackson County	78	38	40
20	Logan County	76	35	41
21	Upshur County	75	38	37
22	Roane County	74	34	40
23	Mason County	72	51	21
24	Raleigh County	71	32	39
25	Morgan County	71	53	18
26	Barbour County	69	38	31
27	Boone County	69	21	48
28	Mingo County	69	31	38
29	McDowell County	67	32	35
30	Wetzel County	60	15	45
31	Grant County	60	25	35
32	Ohio County	58	15	43
33	Braxton County	56	20	36
34	Ritchie County	56	15	41
35	Fayette County	55	20	35
36	Pocahontas County	55	28	27
37	Webster County	55	21	34
38	Gilmer County	54	26	28
39	Mineral County	54	23	31
40	Hardy County	52	19	33
41	Pendleton County	52	18	34
42	Clay County	51	18	33
43	Doddridge County	51	20	31
44	Lewis County	49	17	32
45	Calhoun County	48	19	29
46	Wyoming County	46	24	22
47	Brooke County	46	17	29
48	Monroe County	45	15	30
49	Tucker County	44	6	38
50	Taylor County	42	13	29
51	Nicholas County	39	11	28
52	Hancock County	34	15	19
53	Summers County	31	10	21
54	Wirt County	30	13	17
55	Pleasants County	26	15	11

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025).

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