Jun 15, 2025
Following the catastrophic flooding that occurred in portions of Wheeling, WV late on the 14th, another round of slow moving storms developed along a stationary boundary over portions of northern West Virginia. With climatologically high precipitable water values, rainfall was efficient, allowing for 2-4 inch/hr rates. This impacted several counties in northern West Virginia but the hardest hit was the city of Fairmont, where up to 4 inches of rain fell in an hour over the city and surrounding s
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1278809). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Preston County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.