NOAA STORM EVENTS · COMPLETE YEARS 2016–2025HISTORICAL REPORTS, NOT A FORECAST OR RISK SCORE
STORM EVENTLEDGERCOUNTY REPORTS · SEASONALITY · IMPACT
COUNTY / AREA FILE 540772016—2025

NOAA STORM-EVENT REPORT HISTORY

Preston, WV

NOAA recorded 175 county-coded storm-event reports across 7 event types in Preston, WV, from 2016 through 2025, including 2 reported injuries and 1 reported fatalities.

Source: NOAA Storm Events details table · Complete years 2016–2025 · Compiled 16 Sep 2026

NOAA reports175county-coded rows
Event types7distinct NOAA labels
Population context512.3per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 34,160
Reported damage$1.4Mnominal filed estimates
How to read this record

A report is a database record, not necessarily one whole storm. Multi-county systems can create multiple records; tornadoes may be segmented by county. Counts also reflect reporting practices and NOAA entry rules.

01 / ANNUAL TRACE

Preston reports by year

The annual trace distributes 175 Preston reports across the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.

201610
20178
20188
201911
20205
202117
202219
202333
202419
202545
03 / EVENT-TYPE INDEX

Storm types reported in Preston

4 event types have dedicated Preston analyses after reaching the five-report publication threshold.

Dedicated analyses are published only for county-event combinations with at least five rows in the ten-year window.

Thunderstorm Wind116 NOAA reports · 2 injuries · 1 fatalities339.6 per 100k →Hail30 NOAA reports · 0 injuries · 0 fatalities87.8 per 100k →Flash Flood19 NOAA reports · 0 injuries · 0 fatalities55.6 per 100k →Flood5 NOAA reports · 0 injuries · 0 fatalities14.6 per 100k →
04 / HUMAN IMPACT FIELDS

Injuries and fatalities reported in Preston

Preston NOAA rows contain 2 direct or indirect injuries and 1 direct or indirect fatalities.

Injuries2direct + indirect
Fatalities1direct + indirect

These are NOAA/NWS report fields. Zero can mean none reported; it is not a general health or disaster-loss estimate.

06 / SAME STATE

Counties to compare with Preston

West Virginia contains 54 other NOAA county-coded reporting areas in this release, with up to eight related records listed for Preston.

Open West Virginia →
Kanawha454 reports · 7 event typesPutnam252 reports · 6 event typesMonongalia219 reports · 8 event typesBerkeley211 reports · 5 event typesGreenbrier205 reports · 8 event typesWood194 reports · 8 event typesHarrison187 reports · 6 event typesJefferson171 reports · 4 event types
READING THE RECORD

History is evidence—not a forecast.

A NOAA record count describes reports entered for a place and period. It does not estimate the chance, severity, or location of a future event. For active hazards, use your local National Weather Service office and official alerts.