Feb 4, 1998
Moderate rain, falling on top of 3 to 6 inches of snow, produced areas of flooding across the eastern panhandle late on the 4th and continuing through the afternoon of the 5th. In Berkeley Co, 4 secondary roads closed; 9 closed in Jefferson Co. A Berkeley Co resident was stranded in his pickup truck while attempting to cross a bridge; a mobile home shifted on the mud in Cascade.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5635965). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Berkeley County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.