Jun 28, 2025
A warm, moist airmass remained in place through the latter half of the month which allowed for daily shower and thunderstorm chances. Training storms was the primary factor to the resultant flash flooding as cells developed upshear of the initial updrafts in West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. One of these storms did result in yet another round of flash flooding for portions of Wheeling WV.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1279214). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Westmoreland County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.