May 4, 2009
Low pressure moving slowly across West Virginia produced widespread heavy rain and flooding across northern West Virginia, Garrett county Maryland, and western Pennsylvania. Rain amounts over a 24 to 36 hour period were from 2 to 3 inches on top of soils that were already saturated.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 163209). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Garrett County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.