Mar 13, 2010
A complex low pressure system situated over the Ohio Valley combined with another low forming off the southeast coast to bring abundant moisture into the area. A band of thunderstorms developed and tracked northeast into Southern West Virginia during the evening of March 12th. A southeast flow helped enhance the rainfall over Mercer County. An existing snow pack in western Greenbrier county also helped contribute to the water runoff and flooding during the early morning hours of March 13th.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 216124). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Mercer County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.