Aug 18, 2000
The heavy rain fell during the late night hours, ahead of a warm front. The runoff drained into several different river basins, the West Fork, the Tygart Valley, the Little Kanawha, the Elk, and the Greenbrier. The Red Cross and the state, aided residents in flood recovery. By month's end, Hacker Valley had 9 inches of rain, with Kumbrabow State Forest 8.9 inches, and Pickens 8.4 inches.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5171212). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Randolph County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.