May 19, 2001
A rotating supercell developed in southeast Ohio, then moved across Mason and Jackson counties. The large hail damaged houses and vehicles. In its wake, a larger complex of thunderstorms moved through. The associated rain resulted in flash flooding over saturated soils in southwest West Virginia. The Coal River at Tornado in Kanawha County rose to around its 25 feet flood stage during the predawn of the 19th. The Kanawha River at Charleston crested around 22.5 feet, or about three-quarter b
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5245302). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Kanawha County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.