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Flood — Randolph, WV

Feb 6, 2025

Showers first entered into West Virginia on the evening of February 5th as a disturbance skirted by to the south. Precipitation continued into the next day, in addition to a few severe thunderstorms that developed ahead of a cold front in the early afternoon. Strong wind gusts from storms caused numerous downed trees and power line damage across Boone and Lincoln Counties during the early afternoon of February 6th. Another wave of precipitation then passed through the state on the evening and ov

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1231800). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Randolph, WV

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