2,551 first-hand accounts of flood events in West Virginia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Showers and thunderstorms developed on the afternoon and evening of June 27th in an environment primed for flooding due to storms capable of producing heavy rainfall and multiple rounds of storms passing overhead.
Read the full account →A stationary cold front draped south of the state inflicted multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms on June 30th, which resulted in heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →A stationary cold front draped south of the state inflicted multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms on June 30th, which resulted in heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms drifted along a slow moving warm front which was draped across Southern West Virginia during the afternoon of the 12th. This resulted in a prolonged period of rain, with some pockets of heavier rain.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms drifted along a slow moving warm front which was draped across Southern West Virginia during the afternoon of the 12th. This resulted in a prolonged period of rain, with some pockets of heavier rain.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms, some of which were severe developed with support from an upper shortwave in advance of a cold front early on the 1st.
Read the full account →Heavy rains led to widespread flood problems throughout Wetzel County. A Skywarn observer first reported flooding along Williams Run, 1 mile north of New Martinsville, and flood waters covered part of Route 2. Hydro Drive was also flooded. Route 7 and 20 were also flooded.
Read the full account →Three consecutive nights of thunderstorms left western and northern counties with wind damage and flooding. The first night was from Friday evening, the 26th, into early Saturday morning, the 27th.
Read the full account →Three consecutive nights of thunderstorms left western and northern counties with wind damage and flooding. The first night was from Friday evening, the 26th, into early Saturday morning, the 27th.
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 →A hot and humid day saw plenty of afternoon sunshine in the Charleston to Beckley region. Surface dew points were in the low and mid 70s. Thunderstorms from the north and east developed inward during the late afternoon, toward Charleston. This produced localized cloudbursts.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms during the morning of the 8th produced damaging winds and flash flooding.Persistent heavy rain from thunderstorms produced major flash flooding across the south portion of Mercer County from the morning of the 8th through the early morning of the 9th.
Read the full account →The last onslaught of heavy July rain fell in waves during Saturday, the 28th, and Sunday, the 29th. The heaviest rain on the 28th was generally from the Charleston vicinity on east, into Nicholas County. Heavier rain fell again on the 29th.
Read the full account →This was the initial event that prompted a federal disaster declaration. See FEMA disaster number 1522 for details. Subsequent flooding occurred elsewhere on the 30th and 31st, then again in June, adding to this disaster.Besides the flash flooding in Braxton, Mason, Putnam,…
Read the full account →This was the initial event that prompted a federal disaster declaration. See FEMA disaster number 1522 for details. Subsequent flooding occurred elsewhere on the 30th and 31st, then again in June, adding to this disaster.Besides the flash flooding in Braxton, Mason, Putnam,…
Read the full account →Rains of 2.5 to 3 inches were estimated in the 3 hours ending around 0000E. This occurred over a small region around Shively of western Logan County to near Harts of Lincoln County. The Big Harts Creek drainage, including its East Fork, received the bulk of the runoff.
Read the full account →Low level moisture convergence, in a humid air mass, helped trigger the heavy showers across central West Virginia. The convergence was indirectly related to the circulation of Hurricane Katrina. The hurricane was coming ashore in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Read the full account →A strong mid level disturbance in the winds aloft caused showers and thunderstorms to form and expand over southern West Virginia as the new month began. The convection moved north and northwest.
Read the full account →A northwest flow, with disturbances aloft, dominated the area for this episode. A west to east frontal system lay well to the north, across northern Ohio early Wednesday morning.||One large complex of storms dropped southeast through portions of north central West Virginia into…
Read the full account →A strong mid level disturbance in the winds aloft caused showers and thunderstorms to form and expand over southern West Virginia as the new month began. The convection moved north and northwest.
Read the full account →After daytime heating with temperatures in the 70s, a well defined disturbance in the winds aloft caused thunderstorms to form in eastern Kentucky during the early afternoon. These storms moved northeast through West Virginia during the evening hours.
Read the full account →As the calendar was flipped from April to May, widespread showers occurred during the overnight hours. The showers were heaviest in the southern coal field counties of West Virginia. Rain amounts of 1.5 to 2.25 inches occurred by 0800E.
Read the full account →As the calendar was flipped from April to May, widespread showers occurred during the overnight hours. The showers were heaviest in the southern coal field counties of West Virginia. Rain amounts of 1.5 to 2.25 inches occurred by 0800E.
Read the full account →As the calendar was flipped from April to May, widespread showers occurred during the overnight hours. The showers were heaviest in the southern coal field counties of West Virginia. Rain amounts of 1.5 to 2.25 inches occurred by 0800E.
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