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Flash Flood — Taylor, WV

Aug 29, 2023

Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

After major flash flooding took place across parts of the state the day before, additional flash flooding occurred on the afternoon of August 29th in Harrison County. Showers and a few embedded thunderstorms passed through parts of north central West Virginia as sufficient tropical moisture festered over the area. This led to locally very heavy rainfall in parts of Harrison and Taylor Counties. ||Harrison County felt the brunt of the urban flash flooding on this day, with over a dozen road closu

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1128141). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Taylor, WV

This event is one of many recorded floods in Taylor County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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