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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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Monroe, 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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Boone, 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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Mason, 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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Pocahontas, 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 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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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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Lincoln, 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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Wyoming, 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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Kanawha, 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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Mercer, WV · Feb 18, 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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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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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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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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Raleigh, WV · Jun 3, 2023

Showers and strong to severe thunderstorms sprouted in the afternoon and evening of June 3rd as a backdoor cold front approached and then pushed across the area.

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Wood, WV · Jul 24, 2023

In the midst of hot and muggy conditions ruling the roost over the Central Appalachians, diurnally driven showers and thunderstorms thrived near the end of July.

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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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Flash Flood$10K damage

Ritchie, WV · Aug 18, 2015

Ahead of a large cluster of showers and thunderstorms, new storms formed over western Kanawha County during the evening hours. These storms drifted north during the night, producing over 2 inches of rain in less than 3 hours.

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Flash Flood$200K damage

Nicholas, WV · Jul 26, 2001

Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms were along and south of a cold front. Areas of Fayette and Raleigh Counties were just recovering from the floods on the 8th, when renewed flooding hit.

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Flash Flood$200K damage

Putnam, WV · Jul 26, 2001

Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms were along and south of a cold front. Areas of Fayette and Raleigh Counties were just recovering from the floods on the 8th, when renewed flooding hit.

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Flood$25K damage

Monongalia, WV · Sep 6, 2011

An upper level trough, centered over the Ohio valley on the Sept 6th absorbed the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee allowing for deep moisture to slowly progress northward through the Mid-Atlantic states.

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Taylor, WV · Sep 2, 2013

Convection formed during Labor Day afternoon. The air was warm and humid. A cold front was located over central Ohio. The prefrontal convection was in several small clusters, not a solid line.||One batch of storms and showers became oriented west to east along the flow during…

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