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 215580). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Fayette County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.