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Flood — Taylor, WV

Jul 29, 2017

A cold front, with a low pressure system moving along it, crossed the middle Ohio River Valley on the 28th. A mid level disturbance also crossed during the afternoon. In abnormally high atmospheric moisture showers and thunderstorms were very efficient rainfall producers with 1 to 2 inches falling in under 30 minutes in the strongest storms. The heaviest rain fell along and north of the US 50 corridor where 2 to 4 inches were measured from late on the 28th into early on the 29th. This resulted i

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 705001). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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