2,551 first-hand accounts of flood events in West Virginia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 series of cold fronts in close succession crossed through West Virginia around the middle of the calendar month. Excessive rainfall resulted in impassable roads and minor flooding in low-lying areas, as well as a rise in local rivers, creeks, and streams.
Read the full account →The combination of a deep, slow moving upper-level trough across the West Coast and a cold high pressure over the Midwest created the perfect setup for a Winter Storm/Ice Storm/flooding scenario in portions of the Ohio River Valley.
Read the full account →A thunderstorm brought 2 to 3 inches of rainfall to the northern half of Mercer County late in the evening of July 13th. Rainfall rates at times were observed to be as much as 4 inches per hour.
Read the full account →A weak disturbance pressed into the Ohio Valley on July 8th, tapping into warm and muggy conditions permeating over West Virginia. This combination led to diurnally driven showers and thunderstorms that inflicted damaging wind gusts and heavy downpours in areas along the I-64…
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 frontal boundary swung into the Central Appalachians on July 12th and interrupted quiet weather provided by high pressure the day prior. Initially, showers and storms evolved along the front across Ohio and then spread eastward into West Virginia that afternoon and evening.
Read the full account →Remnants of Tropical Storm Bertha moved across West Virginia during the early morning hours of the 28th. This surge of tropical moisture resulted in a brief window of flash flooding in Kanawha County during the predawn hours, where 1 to 2.5 inches of rain fell.
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 slow moving warm front lifted across the middle Ohio River Valley and central Appalachians on the 30th. Additional support was provided by several mid level shortwave troughs and a weak surface low.
Read the full account →An intense low pressure system crossed into the Ohio Valley during the early morning hours on the 13th, with a strong line of thunderstorms aligned along a surface cold front. Multiple areas saw tree and structural damage with these storms.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system and its associated cold front transported in a plethora of rain on the morning of the 6th and resulted in flooding for parts of southern West Virginia.
Read the full account →Waves of rain, heavy at times, moved across the region during the afternoon of February 26th through the morning of March 1st. Creeks and streams rose out of their banks by the final day of February, resulting in flooded roadways across West Virginia.
Read the full account →Waves of rain, heavy at times, moved across the region during the afternoon of February 26th through the morning of March 1st. Creeks and streams rose out of their banks by the final day of February, resulting in flooded roadways across West Virginia.
Read the full account →A warm front lifted through during the morning of the 2nd. Only a few showers and storms were associated with the warm front. ||Rounds of showers and thunderstorms formed in the lower Ohio River Valley and moved quickly into western West Virginia during the evening of the 2nd.
Read the full account →After some morning rain showers, scattered thunderstorms formed in eastern and southern Ohio during the mid afternoon hours on the 3rd, ahead of a cold front.
Read the full account →A large thunderstorm complex moved from eastern Kentucky into West Virginia during the late afternoon on the 8th. In the wake of that feature, a strong upper air disturbance helped refire convection over southern Kentucky.
Read the full account →From February 20th to 24th, multiple rounds of precipitation passed across southeast West Virginia resulting in liquid accumulations ranging from around 1.5 to 3 inches.
Read the full account →A warm front lifted northward into West Virginia on the evening of the 23rd, promoting widespread showers and a few isolated thunderstorms due to the close proximity of an approaching cold front.
Read the full account →A frontal boundary south of West Virginia lifted northward and allowed for showers and thunderstorms to develop throughout the day on August 15th.
Read the full account →On July 9th, a weak disturbance, followed by a cold front, resulted in rounds of showers and thunderstorms throughout the day. One early morning storm produced a lightning strike that caused an apartment fire in Putnam County. The majority of the three story building was gutted.
Read the full account →An unstable atmosphere was in place on the afternoon of July 7th ahead of a cold frontal passage. Scattered thunderstorms crossed through the state during the heat of the afternoon and resulted in strong wind gusts that blew down several trees in the region.
Read the full account →An unstable atmosphere was in place on the afternoon of July 7th ahead of a cold frontal passage. Scattered thunderstorms crossed through the state during the heat of the afternoon and resulted in strong wind gusts that blew down several trees in the region.
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.
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