Mar 15, 2012
A mid and upper level disturbance dropped southeast during the morning. Well south of any organized surface front, the air was moisture laden. This triggered rounds of showers and thunderstorms dropping through southeast Ohio into southern West Virginia during the early morning hours. The ground was already wetter than normal. The emerging spring vegetation was not a major consumer of water. Rain amounts were estimated around 2.5 inches in southern Gallia County from predawn into the early af
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 370531). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Gallia County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.