May 22, 2020
A slow moving low pressure system crossing through the Tennessee Valley resulted in a multiple day flooding event across portions of West Virginia. The ground was already saturated from antecedent rain earlier in the month, which resulted in roadways being inundated with water and becoming impassable for a time. Rainfall amounts from across the state ranged between one to four inches through the course of several days. Rain finally came to an end once the stubborn low pushed eastward over the At
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 885117). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Ritchie County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.