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West Virginia Flood Stories

2,551 first-hand accounts of flood events in West Virginia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

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Wood, WV · Aug 7, 2023

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.

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Harrison, WV · Aug 7, 2023

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.

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Hancock, WV · Jul 2, 2023

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.

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McDowell, WV · Sep 8, 2023

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.

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Webster, WV · Sep 9, 2023

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.

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Doddridge, WV · Sep 9, 2023

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.

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Randolph, WV · Sep 9, 2023

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.

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Raleigh, WV · Sep 10, 2023

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.

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Kanawha, WV · Sep 12, 2023

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.

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Mercer, WV · May 29, 2023

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.

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Mercer, WV · May 29, 2023

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.

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Flood$10K damage

Doddridge, WV · Apr 19, 2011

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…

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Flood$10K damage

Wood, WV · Apr 19, 2011

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…

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Flood$10K damage

Tyler, WV · Mar 11, 2011

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…

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Flood$10K damage

Putnam, WV · Nov 22, 2011

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.

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Flood$10K damage

Upshur, WV · Nov 22, 2011

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.

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Flood$10K damage

Braxton, WV · Nov 22, 2011

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.

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Flood$10K damage

Ritchie, WV · Apr 19, 2011

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…

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Roane, WV · Feb 16, 2023

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.

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Roane, WV · Feb 17, 2023

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.

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Fayette, WV · Feb 17, 2023

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.

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Logan, WV · Feb 16, 2023

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.

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Raleigh, WV · Feb 17, 2023

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.

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Greenbrier, WV · Feb 17, 2023

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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