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 5128822). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wirt County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.