Aug 15, 2022
An upper level disturbance passed southeast along a stationary front draped across central West Virginia during the early morning of August 15th, triggering strong thunderstorms that produced heavy rain across the central portion of the state. Toward dawn, the storms propagated farther east, and entered western Greenbrier County where it produced 1.5 to 2.5 inch rainfall totals, falling at times at a rate of around one inch per hour. The rainfall registered as less than a 10-year average recurr
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1052206). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Greenbrier County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.