May 16, 2010
Multiple rounds of convection affected West Virginia from late Sunday afternoon on the 16th into Tuesday afternoon the 18th. ||Initially, an easterly flow into the southern and central mountainous counties, helped trigger showers and thunderstorms late Sunday afternoon. Rains of 2 to 3 inches fell around Beavers and Glen Morgan in Raleigh County, plus near Meadow Bridge in Fayette County, causing minor flash flooding.||On Monday the 17th, a strong mid level low was over Indiana with its surfac
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 229295). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Raleigh County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.