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Flash Flood — Harrison, WV

Aug 28, 2013

A northwest flow, with disturbances aloft, dominated the area for this episode. A west to east frontal system lay well to the north, across northern Ohio early Wednesday morning.||One large complex of storms dropped southeast through portions of north central West Virginia into the northern mountains of West Virginia during the predawn hours. Maximum rain amounts of 2 to 3 inches fell 3 to 4 hours over portions of Harrison, Taylor, and Barbour Counties. This caused some minor flash flooding.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 464942). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Harrison, WV

This event is one of many recorded floods in Harrison County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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