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Flash Flood — Tucker, WV

Jun 30, 2019

An unstable environment, plus residual outflow boundaries from previous convection, helped to expand thunderstorm coverage during the evening of the 29th and into the early morning hours of the 30th ahead of a sagging cold front. Storms pushed across Preston and Tucker Counties starting after 10 PM on the 29th. Periods of moderate to heavy rain occurred until around 5 AM the following morning as backbuilding storms continued through the night. Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches were observed ove

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 834376). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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