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Flood — Raleigh, WV

Mar 13, 2010

After a cold and snowy February, a switch to a warmer pattern began during the second week of the month. This started the runoff from a deep snow pack over the West Virginia mountainous counties. A widespread 2 to 4 inches of water resided in the snow pack with some ridgetops exceeding 6 inches of water in the snow. ||Flood concerns were high preceding the event, but mainly for the central and northern mountain counties of the state. The deepest snow cover still resided across the high terra

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 215579). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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