2,551 first-hand accounts of flood events in West Virginia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
An upper level disturbance crossed into West Virginia on August 3rd, which set the stage for scattered showers and thunderstorms that afternoon.
Read the full account →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…
Read the full account →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…
Read the full account →Tropical moisture from the remnants of Marco and Laura led to showers and thunderstorms on the 27th. Multiple rounds of rain resulted in a narrow swath of 2 to almost 5 inches of rain across the foothills of West Virginia.
Read the full account →Tropical moisture from the remnants of Marco and Laura led to showers and thunderstorms on the 27th. Multiple rounds of rain resulted in a narrow swath of 2 to almost 5 inches of rain across the foothills of West Virginia.
Read the full account →A cold front, with a low pressure system moving along it, crossed the middle Ohio River Valley on the 28th. A mid level disturbance also crossed during the afternoon.
Read the full account →A slow moving low pressure system crossing through the Tennessee Valley resulted in a multiple day flooding event across portions of West Virginia.
Read the full account →A mesoscale convection system rode east and northeast out of Kentucky during Christmas morning. Support for the rain was aided by a stalled out front in southern West Virginia, just south of Charleston, on into southeast Kentucky. Abundant moisture was available.
Read the full account →A warm front lifted north through West Virginia on the 3rd with a half inch to an inch of rain over the central mountain counties. Less rain fell elsewhere. Late afternoon and evening temperatures rose into the 50s and lower 60s over the lowlands.
Read the full account →Daytime heating and an abundance of moisture stirred up afternoon showers and thunderstorms across West Virginia from June 25th to the 27th. The first round of convection on the 25th resulted in several trees down around Central West Virginia while flash flooding took center…
Read the full account →Multiple rounds of convection resulted in wind damage and flooding. Flash flooding on small streams turned into river flooding. A historic and record setting flood occurred along portions of the Elk and Gauley Rivers in central West Virginia.
Read the full account →Convection formed in the heat of the day, with highs around 90 degrees and dew points around 70. There was also an east-to-west boundary in the vicinity, likely from convective activity the previous night or earlier in the day.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →A slow moving low pressure system, along with plenty of moisture, allowed for showers and thunderstorms to gradually move through the Ohio Valley during the day on May 6th.
Read the full account →A stalled cold front residing over the Central Appalachians was the main driver behind flash flooding that occurred between August 10th and 11th.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Depression Nicole moved up through southern West Virginia on the evening of November 11th. Simultaneously, a cold front swept through the Ohio Valley and arrived into the state during the afternoon and evening hours, contributing to periods of moderate…
Read the full account →Ahead of a frontal boundary, a line of thunderstorms crossed through the Ohio Valley during the late afternoon of June 13th, moving into West Virginia during the evening hours.
Read the full account →Ahead of a frontal boundary, a line of thunderstorms crossed through the Ohio Valley during the late afternoon of June 13th, moving into West Virginia during the evening hours.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →An arctic cold front approached and passed through the area February 3rd into February 4th. Multiple waves of low pressure moved along this front, allowing for a slow moving system which provided plenty of rainfall, heavy at times, to the Ohio Valley and across West Virginia.
Read the full account →An arctic cold front approached and passed through the area February 3rd into February 4th. Multiple waves of low pressure moved along this front, allowing for a slow moving system which provided plenty of rainfall, heavy at times, to the Ohio Valley and across West Virginia.
Read the full account →An arctic cold front approached and passed through the area February 3rd into February 4th. Multiple waves of low pressure moved along this front, allowing for a slow moving system which provided plenty of rainfall, heavy at times, to the Ohio Valley and across West Virginia.
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