2,551 first-hand accounts of flood events in West Virginia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Numerous showers and thunderstorms were observed in West Virginia on the afternoon of August 7th. Storms developed as a result of hot and humid conditions in advance of a cold front, then activity continued as the front crossed the region.
Read the full account →Numerous showers and thunderstorms were observed in West Virginia on the afternoon of August 7th. Storms developed as a result of hot and humid conditions in advance of a cold front, then activity continued as the front crossed the region.
Read the full account →Rainfall during the previous day, plus during the morning of July 2nd, kept the ground saturated. An early afternoon break in rainfall was followed by additional thunderstorm development in western and central Ohio by late afternoon.
Read the full account →On September 6th, a cold front entered into West Virginia and stirred up showers and thunderstorms for the afternoon. One storm in particular that passed through Fayette County was strong enough to cause two trees and power lines to be blown down.
Read the full account →Unsettled weather was on the docket each afternoon from September 9th through the 12th across West Virginia as a result of a stationary frontal boundary residing over the area.
Read the full account →Unsettled weather was on the docket each afternoon from September 9th through the 12th across West Virginia as a result of a stationary frontal boundary residing over the area.
Read the full account →Unsettled weather was on the docket each afternoon from September 9th through the 12th across West Virginia as a result of a stationary frontal boundary residing over the area.
Read the full account →Unsettled weather was on the docket each afternoon from September 9th through the 12th across West Virginia as a result of a stationary frontal boundary residing over the area.
Read the full account →Unsettled weather was on the docket each afternoon from September 9th through the 12th across West Virginia as a result of a stationary frontal boundary residing over the area.
Read the full account →A deep, closed upper level low pressure system was observed over central Alabama on the morning of May 28th. The east winds around this low, allowed deep sub-tropical moisture from the Atlantic to move into lower Mid-Atlantic region.
Read the full account →A deep, closed upper level low pressure system was observed over central Alabama on the morning of May 28th. The east winds around this low, allowed deep sub-tropical moisture from the Atlantic to move into lower Mid-Atlantic region.
Read the full account →On Tuesday the 19th, a strong east to west front stretched from north central West Virginia on across extreme southern Ohio near the Ohio River.||Rounds of showers and thunderstorms moved into southeast Ohio around 0200E, reaching into the northern half of West Virginia by dawn…
Read the full account →On Tuesday the 19th, a strong east to west front stretched from north central West Virginia on across extreme southern Ohio near the Ohio River.||Rounds of showers and thunderstorms moved into southeast Ohio around 0200E, reaching into the northern half of West Virginia by dawn…
Read the full account →Another major rain event occurred from late on the 9th into the evening hours of the 10th. Rain amounts of 1 to 2 inches were common. Including this episode, the accumulative affects of 5 significant rain events over the upper Ohio River Valley since February 21st, caused the…
Read the full account →The ground was wetter than normal from around an inch of rain that occurred on the 15th into the 16th. Periods of rain started to fall again on Sunday the 20th. A front then sank south on Monday the 21st and became nearly stationary just south of Huntington and Charleston.
Read the full account →The ground was wetter than normal from around an inch of rain that occurred on the 15th into the 16th. Periods of rain started to fall again on Sunday the 20th. A front then sank south on Monday the 21st and became nearly stationary just south of Huntington and Charleston.
Read the full account →The ground was wetter than normal from around an inch of rain that occurred on the 15th into the 16th. Periods of rain started to fall again on Sunday the 20th. A front then sank south on Monday the 21st and became nearly stationary just south of Huntington and Charleston.
Read the full account →On Tuesday the 19th, a strong east to west front stretched from north central West Virginia on across extreme southern Ohio near the Ohio River.||Rounds of showers and thunderstorms moved into southeast Ohio around 0200E, reaching into the northern half of West Virginia by dawn…
Read the full account →A stationary front located near West Virginia on the morning of February 16th acted as a link between two low pressure systems streaming north and south of the area.
Read the full account →A stationary front located near West Virginia on the morning of February 16th acted as a link between two low pressure systems streaming north and south of the area.
Read the full account →A stationary front located near West Virginia on the morning of February 16th acted as a link between two low pressure systems streaming north and south of the area.
Read the full account →A stationary front located near West Virginia on the morning of February 16th acted as a link between two low pressure systems streaming north and south of the area.
Read the full account →A stationary front located near West Virginia on the morning of February 16th acted as a link between two low pressure systems streaming north and south of the area.
Read the full account →Prolonged rainfall over a 24- to 25-hour period ended around 8 AM EST on February 17th, which resulted in localized minor river flooding across portions of southeast West Virginia (SEWV).
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