Aug 29, 2009
In the muggy summer air, ahead of a cold front in western Ohio, surface dew points were in the upper 60s. A few narrow bands of showers and thunderstorms formed overnight. The rain was oriented from southwest to northeast, parallel to their movement. Early on the 29th, the furthest east band continued to form new cells over Kanawha County. As a result, repetitive cells moved along the same corridor in Clay County.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 191493). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Clay County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.