Feb 24, 2019
A warm front lifted northward into West Virginia on the evening of the 23rd, promoting widespread showers and a few isolated thunderstorms due to the close proximity of an approaching cold front. Generally, 1 to 1.75 inches of rain fell between the evening of the 23rd and the morning of the 24th. This led to flooding across southern and western portions of the state.||Behind the cold front, very gusty winds developed with most areas seeing gusts of 40 to 45 knots. Stronger gusts were measured ac
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 799803). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Fayette County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.