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Flash Flood — Marshall, WV

Jul 28, 2017

Unusually strong upper low for July dropped from the Great Lakes into western PA. A trowal/deformation zone set up over most of the area outside of southeast Ohio, producing torrential rainfall. Storm totals of 2 to 5 inches were common, with isolated higher totals over West Virginia. Hardest hit areas included Washington County, PA and Marion County, WV. Wheeling and Hundred WV also had major issues. Several water rescues took place in the aforementioned counties with disaster declarations i

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 716332). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Marshall, WV

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