ORIGIN: Hurricane was incorporated in 1888. It was named after Hurricane Creek (established in 1774) which received its title following the discovery of an area where, many years prior, giant trees had been blown over by the work of a great storm or tornado.

POPULATION: 2007 Census estimates 6,154

MAYOR: Scott Edwards

CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS: Reggie Billups, Lana Call, Donald Chaney, Brian Ellis and Patty Hager. Linda Gibson, recorder.

CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS: First Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Municipal Building at 3255 Teays Valley Road.

CITY HALL: 3255 Teays Valley Road, 304-562-5988

POLICE: Hurricane Police Department, 304-562-9911

FIRE: Hurricane Fire Department 304-562-5663

AMBULANCE: Putnam County Emergency Medical Services

TRASH COLLECTION: Cummings Collections, Waste Management of West Virginia

AREA IN MILES: 2.96

BOUNDARIES: Hurricane is located between Teays Valley and Culloden and is roughly 26 miles west of Charleston and 28 miles east of Huntington, the two largest cities in West Virginia.

SCHOOL DISTRICT: Putnam County Schools -- Conner Street Elementary, Hurricane High, Hurricane Middle, Hurricane Town Elementary, Lakeside Elementary, West Teays Elementary and the new elementary in Teays Valley awaiting a formal name.

ZIP CODE: 25526

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: Teays Valley Taxi, Tri-State Transit Authority

AP Video

Submitted by Kelly Ann Trotter of Hurricane, W.Va. The reenactment of the Battle of Scary Creek was the main event of Putnam County’s 11th Annual Civil War Days this past weekend.