2,551 first-hand accounts of flood events in West Virginia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Widespread heavy rains of between 2.0 and around 3.5 inches fell across northern West Virginia and portions of southwest Pennsylvania on February 18th. This rain fell onto ground that was already nearly saturated from heavy rainfall a few days earlier.
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 episode, on the 8th of July, saw fast moving thunderstorms form along a north/south warm frontal boundary. This boundary marked the division between the dry and less humid air to the east, from the incoming steamy moist air, to the west.
Read the full account →Repetitive showers and thunderstorms moved rapidly across the southern coal fields, from the late morning hours to the early evening, on a Thursday, the 2nd of May.
Read the full account →A potent squall line developed during the early afternoon across central Ohio, on southwest to central Kentucky. This was along a prefrontal surface boundary, and well out ahead of a strong cold front.
Read the full account →Increasing moisture quickly moved up the Ohio River Valley on the morning of the 3rd into a developing east to west frontal zone. The first of several thunderstorm complexes moved from west to east into western West Virginia during the early afternoon on Tuesday, the 3rd.
Read the full account →Increasing moisture quickly moved up the Ohio River Valley on the morning of the 3rd into a developing east to west frontal zone. The first of several thunderstorm complexes moved from west to east into western West Virginia during the early afternoon on Tuesday, the 3rd.
Read the full account →Rains of 2 to 4.2 inches fell from 2200E on the 18th through 1600E on the 19th. A strong inflow of moist air from the southeast, helped enhance these rains.
Read the full account →Rains from Friday afternoon, the 14th, into Sunday the 16th were on the order of 3.5 to 4.9 inches, with the maximum over Wayne and Lincoln Counties. Small streams flooded onto roads Saturday evening, the 15th, into early Sunday, the 16th.
Read the full account →Rains from Friday afternoon, the 14th, into Sunday the 16th were on the order of 3.5 to 4.9 inches, with the maximum over Wayne and Lincoln Counties. Small streams flooded onto roads Saturday evening, the 15th, into early Sunday, the 16th.
Read the full account →Rains from Friday afternoon, the 14th, into Sunday the 16th were on the order of 3.5 to 4.9 inches, with the maximum over Wayne and Lincoln Counties. Small streams flooded onto roads Saturday evening, the 15th, into early Sunday, the 16th.
Read the full account →Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms formed, along and south a warm frontal boundary. Flooding, gusty winds, hail, and even a funnel cloud were observed.
Read the full account →By 945 PM on 5th, numerous roads were closed by flooding and mud slides after 2.5 inches of rain. Road flooding continued through noon on the 6th. On the Ohio River, New Cumberland was above flood stage (36 ft), from 1130 AM on 6th to 10 PM on 7th; it crested 49.1 2 PM on 7th.
Read the full account →A passing shortwave trough and surface cold front brought scattered showers and thunderstorm on July 11th. Increasing shear, building instability, and mid-level dry resulted in a few strong storms across the area.
Read the full account →A passing shortwave trough and surface cold front brought scattered showers and thunderstorm on July 11th. Increasing shear, building instability, and mid-level dry resulted in a few strong storms across the area.
Read the full account →Low pressure and its associated cold front passed through during the early morning hours of April 16th. Heavy rain of 2 to 4 inches fell in portions of the state, causing flooding mainly in Grant, Pendleton, and Hardy Counties.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed in the mid to late afternoon generally south of the Interstate 64 corridor. With the weak flow aloft, the weaker storms rained themselves out. A stronger elongated cluster of storms developed across Lawrence County Kentucky into southern Wayne County.
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 →A strong upper level system combined with a lot of low level moisture led to a period of heavy rainfall on the 15th into the 16th. Widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches fell in 24 to 36 hours from north central West Virginia into the mountainous counties.
Read the full account →A strong upper level system combined with a lot of low level moisture led to a period of heavy rainfall on the 15th into the 16th. Widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches fell in 24 to 36 hours from north central West Virginia into the mountainous counties.
Read the full account →The remnants of Hurricane Fran moved through eastern West Virginia during the late afternoon of the 6th, preceded by torrential rains which caused widespread and in some cases catastrophic flooding.
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 →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.
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