Jul 9, 2025
Active weather returned to West Virginia on July 9th in the midst of a cold front slowly approaching from the west. Additional moisture was ushered into the region from the remnants of a tropical system tracked north through the Carolinas and Virginia. While the bulk of precipitation associated with the tropical system stayed well east of the mountains, scattered showers and thunderstorms sprouted up in the lower elevations ahead of the encroaching cold front. The front remained fairly stationar
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1268248). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Nicholas County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.