Feb 28, 2024
Rain and a few storms traversed the area on the night of February 27th, then activity began to increase the morning of the 28th as a cold front slowly approached from the west. Strong to severe storms initially developed out ahead of a convective line during the early morning hours of the 28th. The front edge of the line pushed into Southeast Ohio and Northeastern Kentucky shortly before daybreak and then continued east across West Virginia into the early afternoon on the 28th.||In West Virginia
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1163951). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Kanawha County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.