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Flash Flood — Greenbrier, WV

Jun 23, 2016

One of the worst flash floods in the history of West Virginia occurred on June 23, 2016 as extreme rainfall occurred across portions of Greenbrier and several adjacent counties. There were 15 fatalities in Greenbrier County and widespread catastrophic damage across much of the county. Summers and Monroe counties had much less severe flash flooding. ||The two days prior to the event were quite wet as several rounds of thunderstorms traversed the area with rainfall of roughly 1 to 2 inches across

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 643304). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Greenbrier, WV

This event is one of many recorded floods in Greenbrier County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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