Jul 29, 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 717247). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wetzel County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.