Jan 1, 2022
A warm front stalled along northern West Virginia early on January 1st as a low pressure system developed along the Ohio Valley. These features brought widespread moderate to heavy rainfall to the area. A cold front associated with this low pressure system crossed through the Ohio Valley early on January 2nd, with rain continuing ahead of the front and tapering off as the front passed through West Virginia. Widespread rainfall amounts of over 2 inches fell across portions of West Virginia and mu
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 993214). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Raleigh County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.