Tornado History

Wayne Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Wayne, West Virginia. The records below identify 5 tornadoes from 1973 through 2024, including a highest listed rating of EF3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $1.9M, with 0 deaths and 0 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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5recorded tornadoes

EF3 (Severe damage)highest rating

$1.9Mminimum property damage

April 2, 2024latest tornado

16.61 milongest listed path

1000 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

EF3 (Severe damage)1
EF1 (Moderate damage)2
F0 (Light damage)1
EF0 (Light damage)1

Most Active Years

19731
20121
20161
20231
20241

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Min. property damage
March 2, 2012	EF3	Wayne, West Virginia	16.61 mi	1000 yd	$1.9M
April 2, 2024	EF1	Wayne, West Virginia	0.08 mi	280 yd	$30K
August 7, 2023	EF1	Wayne, West Virginia	3.68 mi	250 yd	$3K
July 4, 2016	EF0	Wayne, West Virginia	0.25 mi	20 yd	$1K
June 5, 1973	F0	Wayne, West Virginia	0 mi	33 yd	N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.