Jul 30, 2016
Storms producing heavy rainfall developed and crossed over an area that was already saturated from earlier rain on the evening of the 30th. The result was flooding over portions of Follansbee, West Virginia and in several locations around Washington and Allegheny counties in Pennsylvania. Three to five inches of rain fell over a 30 hour period, leading to the flooding. Up to 5 feet of water submersed cars in the town of Follansbee and an apartment complex, where a few water rescues took place.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 649433). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Brooke County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.