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Flash Flood — Logan, WV

Jun 11, 2021

A slow moving low pressure system featured afternoon showers and thunderstorms over the span of a few days. A low level jet parked over the Ohio River Valley along with this moist airmass was the primary focus for rainfall, which resulted in several instances of flash flooding in West Virginia. The most substantial flooding took place near the town of Hamlin in Lincoln County, where twenty-five homes were damaged and two were destroyed due to a washed out culvert.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 959618). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Logan, WV

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