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Flood — Mercer, WV

Feb 20, 2019

From February 20th to 24th, multiple rounds of precipitation passed across southeast West Virginia resulting in liquid accumulations ranging from around 1.5 to 3 inches. The storm started out on the 20th as a combination of snow, sleet and freezing rain across the mountains with liquid equivalents of 0.50 up to 2 inches. The next storm arrived early late on February 21st, with warmer air arriving with the system allowing the precipitation to fall mainly as rain, which helped to quickly melt the

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 810165). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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