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Flash Flood — Ritchie, WV

Jun 20, 2014

An unsettled pattern with rounds of thunderstorms and showers began early on the 19th. A west to east front settled down into northern West Virginia on the 20th. Abundant moisture was along and south of the front with surface dew points around 70 degrees. ||A large cluster of showers and thunderstorms moved through north central West Virginia during the early evening. Minor flash flooding occurred.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 513065). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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