Aug 31, 2020
A weak disturbance crossing through West Virginia on the morning of the 31st was accompanied by heavy downpours from showers and thunderstorms. This resulted in Paint Creek in Fayette County to rise out of its banks for a brief time and force nearby roadways to become impassable.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 909802). 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.