2,551 first-hand accounts of flood events in West Virginia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 →On September 18, 2003, Hurricane Isabel made landfall on the North Carolina Coast. It moved northwest across Virginia and by 5 am on September 19, the center was over the heart of the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. Fortunately the storm had greatly weakened by this point.
Read the full account →On September 18, 2003, Hurricane Isabel made landfall on the North Carolina Coast. It moved northwest across Virginia and by 5 am on September 19, the center was over the heart of the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. Fortunately the storm had greatly weakened by this point.
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 →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 →Localized downpours hit the Matewan to Varney region of Mingo County, plus the Mt Gay, Holden, and Whitman region of Logan County. Rain amounts were estimated at 1.5 to 2.5 inches. Mute Creek flooded into Matewan.
Read the full account →Separate waves of rain moved along a strong west to east frontal zone in the Ohio Valley from late on the 3rd into the early morning hours of the 8th. Dew points in the 50 to 55 degree range were in Kentucky and southern West Virginia.
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 →A front was stretched out east to west near the southern border of West Virginia. A strong mid level disturbance lifted northeast and enhanced the rain after 0100E on Monday the 4th before lifting out around noon.
Read the full account →Just ahead of a squall line, temperatures were in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Dew points were in the low and mid 50s. The convective squall line moved east at about 35 to 40 mph, causing widespread wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph.
Read the full account →Showers first entered into West Virginia on the evening of February 5th as a disturbance skirted by to the south. Precipitation continued into the next day, in addition to a few severe thunderstorms that developed ahead of a cold front in the early afternoon.
Read the full account →Showers first entered into West Virginia on the evening of February 5th as a disturbance skirted by to the south. Precipitation continued into the next day, in addition to a few severe thunderstorms that developed ahead of a cold front in the early afternoon.
Read the full account →Showers first entered into West Virginia on the evening of February 5th as a disturbance skirted by to the south. Precipitation continued into the next day, in addition to a few severe thunderstorms that developed ahead of a cold front in the early afternoon.
Read the full account →A slow moving area of low pressure and warm frontal boundary produced repetitive rounds of rain across the warning area on the morning and afternoon of February 6, 2025.
Read the full account →Rain entered the area late on the night of the 7th, then a band of precipitation continued to feed across southern West Virginia and parts of northeast Kentucky and southwest Virginia through the morning of the 8th.
Read the full account →Rain entered the area late on the night of the 7th, then a band of precipitation continued to feed across southern West Virginia and parts of northeast Kentucky and southwest Virginia through the morning of the 8th.
Read the full account →Rain entered the area late on the night of the 7th, then a band of precipitation continued to feed across southern West Virginia and parts of northeast Kentucky and southwest Virginia through the morning of the 8th.
Read the full account →Rain entered the area late on the night of the 7th, then a band of precipitation continued to feed across southern West Virginia and parts of northeast Kentucky and southwest Virginia through the morning of the 8th.
Read the full account →Rain entered the area late on the night of the 7th, then a band of precipitation continued to feed across southern West Virginia and parts of northeast Kentucky and southwest Virginia through the morning of the 8th.
Read the full account →Rain entered the area late on the night of the 7th, then a band of precipitation continued to feed across southern West Virginia and parts of northeast Kentucky and southwest Virginia through the morning of the 8th.
Read the full account →Rain entered the area late on the night of the 7th, then a band of precipitation continued to feed across southern West Virginia and parts of northeast Kentucky and southwest Virginia through the morning of the 8th.
Read the full account →Rain entered the area late on the night of the 7th, then a band of precipitation continued to feed across southern West Virginia and parts of northeast Kentucky and southwest Virginia through the morning of the 8th.
Read the full account →Rain entered the area late on the night of the 7th, then a band of precipitation continued to feed across southern West Virginia and parts of northeast Kentucky and southwest Virginia through the morning of the 8th.
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