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Flash Flood — Calhoun, WV

Jul 30, 2020

A slow moving warm front lifted across the middle Ohio River Valley and central Appalachians on the 30th. Additional support was provided by several mid level shortwave troughs and a weak surface low. A high moisture atmosphere was in place, and slow moving showers and storms produced very heavy rainfall through the afternoon and evening. In the areas of heaviest rain, which stretched from Huntington northeastward to near Elkins, 2 to 4 inches of rain was common, and several gauges indicated mor

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 898572). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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