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Flash Flood — Calhoun, WV

Dec 25, 2015

A mesoscale convection system rode east and northeast out of Kentucky during Christmas morning. Support for the rain was aided by a stalled out front in southern West Virginia, just south of Charleston, on into southeast Kentucky. Abundant moisture was available. Dew points were near 60 degrees south of the front. ||A band of moderate to heavy rain reached Huntington near 1000E. Meanwhile, new cells developed eastward into the Charleston vicinity at the same time. This enhanced rain lifted no

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 607255). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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