2,551 first-hand accounts of flood events in West Virginia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
In an unseasonably warm airmass, thunderstorms formed along a cold front moving into Ohio from the west on the afternoon of the 5th. These storms were aided by a strong upper level system.
Read the full account →Late night thunderstorms trained for about 4 hours along an old outflow boundary. This occurred from about 2200E on the 10th to 0200E on the 11th. The largest rain amounts of 2 to 3.5 inches were concentrated along Huff Creek and its small feeder streams.
Read the full account →After a cold and snowy February, a switch to a warmer pattern began during the second week of the month. This started the runoff from a deep snow pack over the West Virginia mountainous counties.
Read the full account →The remnants of what was Tropical Storm Bill moved east, through northern Kentucky during the morning hours, reaching the West Virginia border between Huntington and Point Pleasant during the late afternoon.
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 mid and upper level low developed over West Virginia on the 12th, then drifted into southeast Ohio by that evening. This stopped the expected dry air intrusion along the Ohio Valley.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front, combined with an upper level trough brought showers and thunderstorms late on the 18th into the 19th. Some pockets of heavy rain occurred within the overall area of showers and thunderstorms, leading to flash flooding in the West Virginia Coal Fields.
Read the full account →By 10 AM on 5th, Middle and Big Grave Creeks flooded near Moundsville. A mud slide closed Rte 2 near Washington Lands. By 945 PM on 5th, one road was flooded near Viola. By noon on 6th, parts of the three Grave Creeks remained flooded.
Read the full account →A strong cold front moved across the West Virginia during the afternoon and evening of March 1. Strong storms had developed near this cold front well to the west the day before, and raced through the middle Ohio River Valley through the morning on the 1st as a severe squall line…
Read the full account →A mesoscale convective complex moved southeast out of Indiana across eastern Kentucky and into southern West Virginia. With ample moisture, instability, and lift, new storms formed ahead of the initial complex.
Read the full account →A strong storm system brought a prolonged period of moderate to heavy rainfall across the middle Ohio River Valley and central Appalachians on the 15th and 16th. Over a roughly 36 hour period, 1 to 2 inches of rain fell.
Read the full account →Some intense thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of the 21st. The most notable storm from a hydrologic standpoint was a slow moving cell over Summers County, WV that produced radar estimated rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches in a few hours over the Brooks Creek…
Read the full account →A mid and upper level low developed over West Virginia on the 12th, then drifted into southeast Ohio by that evening. This stopped the expected dry air intrusion along the Ohio Valley.
Read the full account →A warm front surged north during the morning of Friday the 18th, dropping a half inch to an inch of rain. Meanwhile, low pressure extended from southern Ohio on down the entire length of the Ohio River during that afternoon.
Read the full account →Several mid level disturbances acted on instability and high precipitable water to result in repetitive showers and thunderstorms. One complex of showers and thunderstorms moved out of southern Ohio into West Virginia during the early afternoon on Saturday the 12th.
Read the full account →A prolong rain event began on Saturday morning the 14th. The rain was associated with a developing low pressure system over the southeastern United States.
Read the full account →Slow moving showers and thunderstorms developed on the afternoon of June 30th ahead of a cold front. One thunderstorm in particular inflicted damaging winds in Parkersburg, causing a tree to fall onto nearby vehicles.
Read the full account →A wave of low pressure moved along a nearly stalled front late on the 6th, with an upper level shortwave trough moving over head. The combination of these features produced a band of heavy, persistent rainfall. One to two inches of rain fell in 6-12 hours.
Read the full account →A wave of low pressure moved along a nearly stalled front late on the 6th, with an upper level shortwave trough moving over head. The combination of these features produced a band of heavy, persistent rainfall. One to two inches of rain fell in 6-12 hours.
Read the full account →On the 23rd a surface boundary was stalled across southern West Virginia. It slowly moved north as a warm front on the 24th and 25th as a surface low crossed the region. This low then pushed a cold front through on the 26th and 27th.
Read the full account →On the 23rd a surface boundary was stalled across southern West Virginia. It slowly moved north as a warm front on the 24th and 25th as a surface low crossed the region. This low then pushed a cold front through on the 26th and 27th.
Read the full account →A rotating supercell developed in southeast Ohio, then moved across Mason and Jackson counties. The large hail damaged houses and vehicles. In its wake, a larger complex of thunderstorms moved through.
Read the full account →An unstable airmass with plenty of moisture remained in place ahead of a weak cold front on the 16th. This caused showers and thunderstorms with pockets of heavy rain through the day.
Read the full account →Flooding from the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers met nearly simultaneously at the Point in Pittsburgh. The flood waters then flowed down the Ohio River.
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