Sep 18, 2003
On September 18, 2003, Hurricane Isabel made landfall on the North Carolina Coast. It moved northwest across Virginia and by 5 am on September 19, the center was over the heart of the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. Fortunately the storm had greatly weakened by this point. The heaviest rains appear to have been on the left side of the center track of the storm with the greater wind damage was to the right side. While sustained winds were no longer strong enough to do damage, the storm was st
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5335534). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Pendleton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.