Jun 15, 2004
Elvira Road in Institute saw minor flooding by Finney Branch. A girl was rescued from the roof of a flooded car. About 2 dozen houses and apartments were affected. One of the flooded houses caught fire the next morning and was gutted. This was the same area flooded in late May.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5408909). 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.