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Flood — Jackson, WV

Mar 20, 2002

A band of heavy rain, about 30 miles wide, stretched from the Huntington vicinity on northeast, toward Spencer, Burnsville, and Buckhannon. The rain fell in about a 30 hour period from the predawn hours of the 19th to after dawn on the 20th. However, the heaviest rain occurred during a 6 hour period, early on the 20th. Rain totals of 4 to 5 inches fell over the urban area around Kenova, Ceredo, and Huntington. The Huntington Tri State Airport measured 4.8 inches. The cooperative observer i

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5282952). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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