2,551 first-hand accounts of flood events in West Virginia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 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 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 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 →A warm front lifted through West Virginia beginning on the afternoon of the 25th. This prompted rainfall accumulations of 1 to 1.5 inches, which the area was able to handle originally in response to dry antecedent ground conditions.
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 slow moving low pressure system and surface cold front traveling through West Virginia resulted in several rounds of heavy rainfall. One to two inches of rain fell across the state on the 15th in areas already saturated by previous rainfall from days prior.
Read the full account →The flash flooding in Mingo, Logan, and Wyoming Counties became part of the federal disaster area. Additional flooding, but on a more localized scale, would occur in the disaster area in early June. Around 500 National Guard troops were used in the flood cleanup and recovery.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Fred moved into the area late on August 17th into early August 18th leading to heavy rainfall overspreading West Virginia.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Fred moved into the area late on August 17th into early August 18th leading to heavy rainfall overspreading West Virginia.
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 strong low pressure system crossing through the state inflicted multiple rounds of severe weather across West Virginia. Starting on the 7th, a warm front draped across the Ohio Valley was the primary focus for convection to develop that evening.
Read the full account →A slow moving surface front, along with several disturbances aloft resulted in afternoon and evening thunderstorms June 3-6. Each afternoon, the focus for the storms moved slightly south, beginning across northern West Virginia on the 3rd, and ending up across southern West…
Read the full account →An upper level disturbance perusing through the middle Ohio Valley inflicted rounds of showers and thunderstorms across West Virginia on the afternoon of the 14th.
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 →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 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 →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 →A strong cold front propelled by a deep upper trough that took on a negative tilt, pushed across the region on April 15 producing severe weather and heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms intensified along and east to west front in central West Virginia during the late morning hours. Downpours were most common across extreme southern Roane County and into Clay County during the late morning.
Read the full account →A strong storm system moved out of the Plains into the Great Lakes on the 19th and 20th. Cold air was in place along the eastern slopes of the central Appalachians as precipitation started late on the 19th, with snow turning to freezing rain as low level warm air moved in.
Read the full account →Locally heavy downpours over central Mercer County produced flash flooding in several small basins near Athens, WV. Dual-pol radar estimated more than 4 inches fell in a 3-hour period ending around 600 PM EST and an automated gauge measured 4.53 inches in Athens of which 3.5…
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