Aug 19, 2005
Repetitive thunderstorms dropped southeast along a warm frontal boundary. The rain moved along the Kentucky border with West Virginia, beginning around 0400E. Buffalo Creek and Dans Branch were hit the hardest. Rain estimates of 3 to 3.5 inches fell in 3 to 4 hours. The area was damp from rainfall the previous day. Nearby, Williamson measured 3.75 inches of rain at dawn on the 19th. Much of that rain was from the previous day. The 24 hour amount ending on the 20th was 2.23 inches. Water
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5470973). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Mingo County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.