Apr 11, 2024
Showers and thunderstorms developed on the afternoon of April 11th due to the combination of unseasonably warm temperatures and a passing disturbance. Storms crossed in from the Ohio River Valley during the early afternoon and continued an eastward progression into the evening. A swath of tree damage and power outages were observed from Mingo County to the eastern half of the West Virginia from damaging wind gusts. Storms pressed eastward late on the evening of April 11th.||In addition, numerous
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1172389). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wirt County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.