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Flash Flood — Randolph, WV

Jul 24, 2011

Predawn thunderstorms formed over Harrison and Lewis Counties and moved through Barbour and Randolph Counties. The heaviest rains were near the border areas of Barbour, Randolph and Tucker Counties. Two automatic rain gauges in eastern Barbour County measured around 3.3 inches in about 4 hours. A spotter in Montrose of Randolph County reported about 3.5 inches.||Later that day, slow moving thunderstorms affected the Barboursville vicinity in Cabell County.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 322839). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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