Jun 11, 2009
After over an inch of rain in the past 24 hours, another round of showers and thunderstorms moved through southern West Virginia during the late afternoon on the 11th. Due to the wet ground and steep terrain, minor flooding occurred when another inch of rain fell in about an hour.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 170491). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Mingo County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.