Jun 19, 1998
Two rounds of early morning thunderstorms caused 1 to 4 inches of rain. There were 3 maximum rain areas. One was in the region within a West Union to Clarksburg to Weston triangle. The second rain maximum was in the headwaters of the Buckhannon River near Helvetia and Pickens. The third area of heaviest rain was around Philippi of Barbour County. The worst flooding from this episode was from the small streams, not the rivers. The hardest hit county was Lewis. The Stonecoal Creek caused 3
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5659264). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Webster County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.