West Virginia winter weather risk
Kanawha County has the highest winter weather risk in West Virginia, scoring 87.2 out of 100 — rated "Relatively High" by FEMA's National Risk Index.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
NOAA events 2016–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanawha County | 87.2 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 2 | Raleigh County | 79.3 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 3 | Mercer County | 76.6 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 4 | Cabell County | 75.7 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 5 | Greenbrier County | 74.9 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 6 | Berkeley County | 70.5 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 7 | Fayette County | 61 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 8 | Harrison County | 58.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 9 | Nicholas County | 57.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 10 | Jefferson County | 57.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 11 | Preston County | 55.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 12 | Wayne County | 53.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 13 | Randolph County | 53 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 14 | Logan County | 52.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 15 | Mingo County | 47.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 16 | Mineral County | 46.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 17 | Monongalia County | 44.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 18 | Marion County | 43.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 19 | Summers County | 42.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 20 | Upshur County | 41.4 | Relatively Low | 1 |
| 21 | Hampshire County | 40.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 22 | Putnam County | 39.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 23 | Lincoln County | 39.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 24 | Monroe County | 39 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 25 | Boone County | 37.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 26 | Wyoming County | 37.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 27 | Pocahontas County | 35 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 28 | Grant County | 33.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 29 | Hardy County | 33.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 30 | Wood County | 33.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 31 | Morgan County | 30.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 32 | Webster County | 30.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 33 | Roane County | 28.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 34 | Mason County | 28.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 35 | Tucker County | 28.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 36 | Pendleton County | 28.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 37 | Lewis County | 28.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 38 | Jackson County | 28.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 39 | McDowell County | 27.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 40 | Barbour County | 26.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 41 | Braxton County | 24.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 42 | Taylor County | 20.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 43 | Clay County | 20.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 44 | Calhoun County | 16.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 45 | Tyler County | 14.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 46 | Hancock County | 12.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 47 | Ritchie County | 12 | Very Low | 0 |
| 48 | Doddridge County | 11.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 49 | Gilmer County | 10.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 50 | Wirt County | 7.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 51 | Brooke County | 7.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 52 | Wetzel County | 7.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 53 | Pleasants County | 5.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 54 | Ohio County | 4.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 55 | Marshall County | 2.5 | Very Low | 0 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0, December 2025. Scores are 0–100 percentile rankings among all US counties. See the methodology page for definitions. Download the full CSV for all counties.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the highest winter weather risk county in West Virginia?
Kanawha County, WV has the highest winter weather risk in West Virginia, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 87.2 out of 100 (rated "Relatively High").
What causes winter weather risk in West Virginia?
Winter weather risk captures expected losses from heavy snow, blizzards, and mixed precipitation. Highest scores appear in the Great Lakes snowbelt, northern Rockies, and interior Northeast, where lake-effect and orographic snowfall is frequent. Winter weather impacts transportation networks, utilities, agriculture, and population health.