May 16, 1996
The warm front, that caused flash flooding 24 hours earlieracross the southern coal fields, lifted northeast. Smallbut intense showers and thunderstorms trained southeast.Rains of 2.5 to 3.5 inches were common in about 6 hours alonga narrow corridor from Tyler County to Randolph and northern Pocahontas Counties. In the headwaters of the Middle Fork River4 to 5 inches of rain fell around Cassity and Adolph. The ground had been saturated by previous rains. As was the case in southern West Virg
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5555485). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Pocahontas County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.