May 5, 2019
Surface low pressure and remnants of a frontal boundary passed through the region late on the 4th and the early morning hours of the 5th. Showers streamed through from the southwest to the northeast along an approaching wave into an atmosphere with enhanced moisture. Saturated soils from the previous day's showers and storms combined with the showers and storms to produce flash flooding across portions of Virginia and West Virginia.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 813759). 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.