May 25, 2024
On May 25th, a swath of downed trees occurred across north-central West Virginia as passing disturbances provided support to a nearby stalled frontal boundary. Scattered showers and storms arrived into the state from the west and grew to become strong to severe. Most notable damage that occurred from the resulting damaging winds were downed trees in Harrison, Taylor, and Barbour Counties. ||Heavy rain in these storms also caused one road in Barbour County to flood. Preceding rounds of rain from
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1176932). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Barbour County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.