2,551 first-hand accounts of flood events in West Virginia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A low pressure system and attendant cold front worked its way through the Ohio Valley on August 21st and into West Virginia. An abundance of moisture was already in place ahead of the frontal passage, which allowed for showers and storms ahead of the front to dump heavy…
Read the full account →A low pressure system and attendant cold front worked its way through the Ohio Valley on August 21st and into West Virginia. An abundance of moisture was already in place ahead of the frontal passage, which allowed for showers and storms ahead of the front to dump heavy…
Read the full account →Hot and muggy conditions were in place on the afternoon of August 5th as a disturbance entered into the lower Ohio Valley. Showers and strong thunderstorms thrived on this day, moving in a northeast fashion from Central West Virginia up into the mountains.
Read the full account →A stalled cold front residing over the Central Appalachians was the main driver behind flash flooding that occurred between August 10th and 11th.
Read the full account →A low pressure system and attendant cold front worked its way through the Ohio Valley on August 21st and into West Virginia. An abundance of moisture was already in place ahead of the frontal passage, which allowed for showers and storms ahead of the front to dump heavy…
Read the full account →An upper level disturbance passed southeast along a stationary front draped across central West Virginia during the early morning of August 15th, triggering strong thunderstorms that produced heavy rain across the central portion of the state.
Read the full account →A stationary front draped north of West Viginia led to several rounds of showers and storms between July 5th and 6th. Overnight clusters of activity diminished each morning, allowing for a brief window of reprieve.
Read the full account →A stationary front draped north of West Viginia led to several rounds of showers and storms between July 5th and 6th. Overnight clusters of activity diminished each morning, allowing for a brief window of reprieve.
Read the full account →A deluge of showers and thunderstorms continuously rocked West Virginia during the final week of July as a stationary frontal boundary remained draped over the state for a prolonged period of time.
Read the full account →A deluge of showers and thunderstorms continuously rocked West Virginia during the final week of July as a stationary frontal boundary remained draped over the state for a prolonged period of time.
Read the full account →A deluge of showers and thunderstorms continuously rocked West Virginia during the final week of July as a stationary frontal boundary remained draped over the state for a prolonged period of time.
Read the full account →A stationary front was observed situated south of the Ohio River across northern Kentucky and West Virginia during July 26th when an upper level disturbance approached the state from the west late that evening.
Read the full account →A low pressure system and its attendant cold front swept through West Virginia on the evening of June 8th, spreading showers and strong thunderstorms into the area.
Read the full account →Ahead of a frontal boundary, a line of thunderstorms crossed through the Ohio Valley during the late afternoon of June 13th, moving into West Virginia during the evening hours.
Read the full account →Ahead of a frontal boundary, a line of thunderstorms crossed through the Ohio Valley during the late afternoon of June 13th, moving into West Virginia during the evening hours.
Read the full account →Ahead of a frontal boundary, a line of thunderstorms crossed through the Ohio Valley during the late afternoon of June 13th, moving into West Virginia during the evening hours.
Read the full account →Ahead of a frontal boundary, a line of thunderstorms crossed through the Ohio Valley during the late afternoon of June 13th, moving into West Virginia during the evening hours.
Read the full account →Ahead of a frontal boundary, a line of thunderstorms crossed through the Ohio Valley during the late afternoon of June 13th, moving into West Virginia during the evening hours.
Read the full account →Abnormally warm temperatures contributed to another round of afternoon thunderstorms on June 17th. Numerous trees were blown down across the central portions of West Virginia from strong wind gusts in the early afternoon, followed by more trees down in the southeastern portions…
Read the full account →On the afternoon of June 22nd, a cold front made eastward progress into the Middle Ohio Valley, which served as the main contributor behind strong to severe thunderstorms in West Virginia.
Read the full account →On the afternoon of June 22nd, a cold front made eastward progress into the Middle Ohio Valley, which served as the main contributor behind strong to severe thunderstorms in West Virginia.
Read the full account →On the afternoon of June 22nd, a cold front made eastward progress into the Middle Ohio Valley, which served as the main contributor behind strong to severe thunderstorms in West Virginia.
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 1.5 to 3 inches fell in less than 12 hours, on saturated ground, during the early morning hours. The rains were associated with a warm front.
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