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Flash Flood — Cabell, WV

Sep 24, 2025

Showers and thunderstorms spread across the state as a cold front approached from the northwest on September 24th. Following a brief lull in the evening, activity redeveloped as the front approached the Ohio River late that night and then continued east across West Virginia on the 25th. Although the front exited the area by the evening of the 25th, scattered showers continued into the night due to an approaching upper trough.||Around two inches or less of rain were observed in the northern and e

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1287792). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Cabell, WV

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