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Flood — Doddridge, WV

May 30, 2025

A warm front lifted into the vicinity of West Virginia on the night of May 29th and remained present overhead until being ushered east by a low the evening of the 30th. Behind this system, a cold front approached from the north and slowly descended southward through the area on the 31st.||Rounds of rain and storms moved across the area on the 30th, with several severe thunderstorms downing power lines and numerous trees during the afternoon. While the majority of precipitation tapered off by the

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1252157). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Doddridge, WV

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