Sep 17, 2004
At 230 PM EDT on 17th, Boggs Run flooded Benwood. By 9 PM on 18th, around Moundsville, 5 roads remained closed because of mud slides; and flooding from Grave Creek was keeping 1 road closed. 79 structures damaged or destroyed, including $1 million damage to a school. One man was swept away and found in Fish Creek. Most small stream flooding ended by mid afternoon of the 18th, but flooding on the Ohio River continued: Moundsville rose to flood stage 1 AM EDT on 18th, crested 47.0 at 8 AM 19th, an
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5422639). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Marshall County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.