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Flash Flood — Ohio, WV

Jun 27, 2020

Afternoon thunderstorms were able to form along a boundary left by the passage of a decaying mesoscale convective system during the morning hours of the 27th. Dry air aloft led to the development of sufficient downdraft CAPE, allowing a few instances of localized wind damage in other areas. As storms were able to train east-west along the boundary and create localized heavy rainfall totals, a few flooding reports were received across the region, one of which was in Ohio County.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 905241). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Ohio, WV

This event is one of many recorded floods in Ohio County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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