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Highest risk cities in West Virginia

Highest lightning risk cities in West Virginia

Ranked city list for thunderstorm frequency, based on 439/439 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

Lightning score

35/100

Updated Tue, Sep 22, 12:49 PM.

439/439 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by lightning score from 439 evaluated locations.

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#1

Lavalette, WV

9 points above the state reference

44/100

#2

Prichard, WV

9 points above the state reference

44/100

#3

Wayne, WV

9 points above the state reference

44/100

#4

Barboursville, WV

8 points above the state reference

43/100

#5

Ceredo, WV

8 points above the state reference

43/100

#6

Fort Gay, WV

8 points above the state reference

43/100

#7

Huntington, WV

8 points above the state reference

43/100

#8

Lesage, WV

8 points above the state reference

43/100

#9

Pea Ridge, WV

8 points above the state reference

43/100

#10

Salt Rock, WV

8 points above the state reference

43/100

#11

Crum, WV

7 points above the state reference

42/100

#12

Kenova, WV

7 points above the state reference

42/100

#13

Apple Grove, WV

6 points above the state reference

41/100

#14

Hamlin, WV

6 points above the state reference

41/100

#15

Milton, WV

6 points above the state reference

41/100

#16

Mineralwells, WV

6 points above the state reference

41/100

#17

West Hamlin, WV

6 points above the state reference

41/100

#18

Blennerhassett, WV

5 points above the state reference

40/100

#19

Gallipolis Ferry, WV

5 points above the state reference

40/100

#20

Kermit, WV

5 points above the state reference

40/100

#21

Lubeck, WV

5 points above the state reference

40/100

#22

North Hills, WV

5 points above the state reference

40/100

#23

Parkersburg, WV

5 points above the state reference

40/100

#24

Ravenswood, WV

5 points above the state reference

40/100

#25

Vienna, WV

5 points above the state reference

40/100

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across439/439 eligible cities evaluated.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale. The state benchmark is a p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.