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Flood — Pocahontas, WV

Jan 28, 2024

Rain entered into West Virginia on January 27th ahead of a low pressure system and continued into the following day as the low progressed overhead. Around 0.5 to 1.5 inches of rain fell across portions of the state which had already been impacted by another system just days before. In Pocahontas County, this new batch of rain initiated flooding along Knapp Creek on the morning of the 28th. The creek crested and then lowered back into its banks later that day.||Both coverage and intensity of prec

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1152979). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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