2,551 first-hand accounts of flood events in West Virginia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
The remnants of Hurricane Ida surged into West Virginia on the first day of September and interacted with a stalled frontal boundary near the area.
Read the full account →The remnants of Hurricane Ida surged into West Virginia on the first day of September and interacted with a stalled frontal boundary near the area.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms expanded in coverage during the early morning hours of July 1st as a slow moving cold front moved into the Central Appalachians. These storms produced heavy downpours with flash flooding occurring as a result.
Read the full account →An upper level disturbance crossed through West Virginia from the west on August 19th, leading to showers with moderate to heavy rainfall expanding in coverage across the area throughout the day.
Read the full account →An upper level disturbance crossed through West Virginia from the west on August 19th, leading to showers with moderate to heavy rainfall expanding in coverage across the area throughout the day.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front approached the Ohio Valley from the north on August 30th combined with a weak upper level disturbance. Increasing moisture in response to the advancement of the remnants of Hurricane Ida allowed for showers and thunderstorms to develop across the area…
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front approached the Ohio Valley from the north on August 30th combined with a weak upper level disturbance. Increasing moisture in response to the advancement of the remnants of Hurricane Ida allowed for showers and thunderstorms to develop across the area…
Read the full account →An upper level disturbance crossed West Virginia on August 11th leading to showers and thunderstorms moving through that morning. Several of these storms were slow moving and back-building which allowed for a few occurrences of flash flooding in West Virginia throughout the…
Read the full account →An upper level disturbance crossed West Virginia on August 11th leading to showers and thunderstorms moving through that morning. Several of these storms were slow moving and back-building which allowed for a few occurrences of flash flooding in West Virginia throughout the…
Read the full account →An upper level disturbance crossed West Virginia on August 11th leading to showers and thunderstorms moving through that morning. Several of these storms were slow moving and back-building which allowed for a few occurrences of flash flooding in West Virginia throughout the…
Read the full account →An upper level disturbance crossed through West Virginia from the west on August 19th, leading to showers with moderate to heavy rainfall expanding in coverage across the area throughout the day.
Read the full account →An upper level disturbance crossed through West Virginia from the west on August 19th, leading to showers with moderate to heavy rainfall expanding in coverage across the area throughout the day.
Read the full account →Over 4 inches of rain fell across West Virginia from the final few days of February through the morning of Monday, March 1st. Multiple disturbances passed through the state during this time and caused periods of heavy rain.
Read the full account →Over 4 inches of rain fell across West Virginia from the final few days of February through the morning of Monday, March 1st. Multiple disturbances passed through the state during this time and caused periods of heavy rain.
Read the full account →Over 4 inches of rain fell across West Virginia from the final few days of February through the morning of Monday, March 1st. Multiple disturbances passed through the state during this time and caused periods of heavy rain.
Read the full account →Over 4 inches of rain fell across West Virginia from the final few days of February through the morning of Monday, March 1st. Multiple disturbances passed through the state during this time and caused periods of heavy rain.
Read the full account →Over 4 inches of rain fell across West Virginia from the final few days of February through the morning of Monday, March 1st. Multiple disturbances passed through the state during this time and caused periods of heavy rain.
Read the full account →Over 4 inches of rain fell across West Virginia from the final few days of February through the morning of Monday, March 1st. Multiple disturbances passed through the state during this time and caused periods of heavy rain.
Read the full account →Over 4 inches of rain fell across West Virginia from the final few days of February through the morning of Monday, March 1st. Multiple disturbances passed through the state during this time and caused periods of heavy rain.
Read the full account →Over 4 inches of rain fell across West Virginia from the final few days of February through the morning of Monday, March 1st. Multiple disturbances passed through the state during this time and caused periods of heavy rain.
Read the full account →Over 4 inches of rain fell across West Virginia from the final few days of February through the morning of Monday, March 1st. Multiple disturbances passed through the state during this time and caused periods of heavy rain.
Read the full account →Over 4 inches of rain fell across West Virginia from the final few days of February through the morning of Monday, March 1st. Multiple disturbances passed through the state during this time and caused periods of heavy rain.
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 →A large land slide occurred on the 12th at the end of the main runway at Yeager Airport. The slide was part of a large man-made land fill project that extended the hill side. That project was completed in 2007. The vertical rise of that land fill was about 240 feet.
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