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 2.5 inches were common between 1100 to 1900E, in a narrow band located north of a warm frontal zone. The heaviest rains, estimated at over 3 inches fell over northern Roane County.
Read the full account →A rotating supercell developed in southeast Ohio, then moved across Mason and Jackson counties. The large hail damaged houses and vehicles. In its wake, a larger complex of thunderstorms moved through.
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 →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 →Rains of a quarter inch or less fell during the day on Wednesday, the 12th, as an oscillating front sank back south, through West Virginia. A lull in the rain occurred late on the 12th and into the night.
Read the full account →Rains of a quarter inch or less fell during the day on Wednesday, the 12th, as an oscillating front sank back south, through West Virginia. A lull in the rain occurred late on the 12th and into the night.
Read the full account →Multiple rounds of convection affected West Virginia from late Sunday afternoon on the 16th into Tuesday afternoon the 18th. ||Initially, an easterly flow into the southern and central mountainous counties, helped trigger showers and thunderstorms late Sunday afternoon.
Read the full account →Multiple rounds of convection affected West Virginia from late Sunday afternoon on the 16th into Tuesday afternoon the 18th. ||Initially, an easterly flow into the southern and central mountainous counties, helped trigger showers and thunderstorms late Sunday afternoon.
Read the full account →Well south of a frontal boundary, a moist and unstable air mass resided over the Ohio Valley and Central Appalachians. The ground was already wetter than normal from previous rains.
Read the full account →A band of heavy rain, about 30 miles wide, stretched from the Huntington vicinity on northeast, toward Spencer, Burnsville, and Buckhannon. The rain fell in about a 30 hour period from the predawn hours of the 19th to after dawn on the 20th.
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 →The last wave of rain, along a strong frontal boundary, hit the southern coal fields counties from the predawn through the late morning on the 4th. Rain of 2 to 3.5 inches fell. The cooperative observer in Beckley measured 3.52 inches.
Read the full account →South of a strong frontal zone, rain of 2 to 4 inches fell in a narrow west to east band, from the evening on the 1st, through the afternoon on the 2nd.
Read the full account →South of a strong frontal zone, rain of 2 to 4 inches fell in a narrow west to east band, from the evening on the 1st, through the afternoon on the 2nd.
Read the full account →A nearly stationary boundary resided over the Allegheny Mountains with stable air to the east, and moist unstable air along and west of the mountains. This resulted in numerous showers and thunderstorms slowly traversing the higher terrain.
Read the full account →A nearly stationary boundary resided over the Allegheny Mountains with stable air to the east, and moist unstable air along and west of the mountains. This resulted in numerous showers and thunderstorms slowly traversing the higher terrain.
Read the full account →Deep low pressure moving from the middle Mississippi Valley into the Upper Midwest brought a warm front across the Mid Atlantic on the evening of March 1st. A strong cold front crossed the region during the early morning hours of March 2nd.
Read the full account →A weak surface boundary rotated northeast through the area during the afternoon of the 14th. Short lines of thunderstorms developed in the afternoon heating, as clouds broke. Some repetitive showers caused narrow bands of heavy rain to fall.
Read the full account →Predawn convection was in northern and eastern Ohio, along a slowly moving warm front. The convection dropped southeast around the eastern side of the mid level ridge. Storms pulsed stronger, causing some large hail.
Read the full account →Predawn convection was in northern and eastern Ohio, along a slowly moving warm front. The convection dropped southeast around the eastern side of the mid level ridge. Storms pulsed stronger, causing some large hail.
Read the full account →Predawn convection was in northern and eastern Ohio, along a slowly moving warm front. The convection dropped southeast around the eastern side of the mid level ridge. Storms pulsed stronger, causing some large hail.
Read the full account →An approaching shortwave interacted with a stationary boundary located near the Mason-Dixon Line on May 9th. Strong to severe thunderstorms impacted mainly Preston and Monongalia Counties during the evening hours.
Read the full account →An approaching shortwave interacted with a stationary boundary located near the Mason-Dixon Line on May 9th. Strong to severe thunderstorms impacted mainly Preston and Monongalia Counties during the evening hours.
Read the full account →An approaching shortwave interacted with a stationary boundary located near the Mason-Dixon Line on May 9th. Strong to severe thunderstorms impacted mainly Preston and Monongalia Counties during the evening hours.
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