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 5282953). 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.