May 24, 2024
An upper level disturbance and stationary front at the surface provided a focus for rounds of showers and storms on May 24th. Locally heavy rain fell across portions of West Virginia, which had already been saturated by rounds of rain the previous day. Pockets of rain totaling between one and a half to three inches accrued across portions of Kanawha and Logan Counties and resulted in flash flooding on a few roadways early in the morning. Flooding came to an end as rain exited to the east by mid
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1176919). 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.