Jul 18, 2006
An approaching cold front combined with a very hot and humid airmass to generate severe thunderstorms around much of the Mid Atlantic on July 18. Reports were received from the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, through the Washington/Baltimore corridor, to the Chesapeake Bay. The most intense of the severe storms occurred in the Berkeley Springs, WV area, where the worst damages occurred, and a report of tennis-ball sized hall was also reported. Other portions of the Eastern Panhandle experien
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5520225). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Morgan County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.