May 4, 2009
A front was stretched out east to west near the southern border of West Virginia. A strong mid level disturbance lifted northeast and enhanced the rain after 0100E on Monday the 4th before lifting out around noon. The axis of the heaviest rain fell from southern Wayne County on northeast, through western Kanawaha County, southern Roane County, southern Calhoun County, then through Gilmer, Lewis, and Harrison Counties. The rain totals in this maximum were mostly 2 to 2.9 inches in a 6 to 12 ho
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 162645). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Braxton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.