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Flash Flood — Doddridge, WV

Feb 18, 2000

A warm front surged north during the morning of Friday the 18th, dropping a half inch to an inch of rain. Meanwhile, low pressure extended from southern Ohio on down the entire length of the Ohio River during that afternoon. A southerly wind at the surface, with dew points in the 55 to 60 degree range, fed moisture north from Tennessee and Kentucky. This moisture was advected into the boundary along the Ohio River. Additional rains sank south into western and central West Virginia during

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5128818). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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