Sep 17, 2004
At 3 PM EDT on 17th, a trailer court was washed away, about 5 miles north of Wheeling, where Short Creek meets the Ohio River. By 4 PM, many roads were closed by flood around Wheeling, after 7.3 inches of rain. By 9 AM on 18th, major flooding continued on creeks emptying into the Ohio River. A total of 599 structures, were damaged or destroyed, including 1 school. Route 2 was closed by mud slides. Several businesses suffered major damage from flooding of Wheeling Creek, along Route 40, east of d
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5422634). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Ohio County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.