Aug 3, 2021
An upper level disturbance crossed into West Virginia on August 3rd, which set the stage for scattered showers and thunderstorms that afternoon. Some thunderstorms grew strong enough to inflict damaging wind gusts and resulted in downed trees in Roane, Jackson, and Putnam Counties. ||Heavy downpours associated with the afternoon and evening storms also resulted in localized flooding issues in Putnam County. Local weather stations observed between two to three inches of rainfall had fallen in the
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 965276). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Putnam County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.