2,551 first-hand accounts of flood events in West Virginia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Multiple waves of low pressure passing along a cold front approaching from near the Ohio River resulted in several rounds of prolonged and, at times, heavy rain across northern and western portions of Greenbrier County.
Read the full account →Over 4 inches of rain fell across West Virginia from the final few days of February through the morning of Monday, March 1st. Multiple disturbances passed through the state during this time and caused periods of heavy rain.
Read the full account →A complex low pressure system situated over the Ohio Valley combined with another low forming off the southeast coast to bring abundant moisture into the area. A band of thunderstorms developed and tracked northeast into Southern West Virginia during the evening of March 12th.
Read the full account →Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed across portions of central and southwest Virginia and southeast West Virginia due to weak shortwave troughs passing over the area ahead of an approaching cold front.
Read the full account →A nearly stationary frontal boundary across the upper Ohio valley was the focus for severe thunderstorms. A few supercells developed along the front with one severe thunderstorm producing a tornado in Tuscarawas county Ohio.
Read the full account →In the humidity of a waning heat wave, clusters of showers and thunderstorms starting forming by midday in West Virginia on the 19th.||Their outflow boundaries, along with differential heating and a mid level disturbance, helped develop other areas of showers and thunderstorm…
Read the full account →Well to the east of a cold front in the Ohio Valley, thunderstorms formed by the afternoon on the 4th. These storms then moved north through West Virginia. The storms were supported by a strong core of winds aloft over the Great Lakes.
Read the full account →Well to the east of a cold front in the Ohio Valley, thunderstorms formed by the afternoon on the 4th. These storms then moved north through West Virginia. The storms were supported by a strong core of winds aloft over the Great Lakes.
Read the full account →Well to the east of a cold front in the Ohio Valley, thunderstorms formed by the afternoon on the 4th. These storms then moved north through West Virginia. The storms were supported by a strong core of winds aloft over the Great Lakes.
Read the full account →Well to the east of a cold front in the Ohio Valley, thunderstorms formed by the afternoon on the 4th. These storms then moved north through West Virginia. The storms were supported by a strong core of winds aloft over the Great Lakes.
Read the full account →Low pressure over the midwestern United States brought a warm front across the region February 28th. Warm advection precipitation, enhanced by upslope flow and favorable upper jet dynamics, lead to an inch or two of rainfall in western portions of our forecast area.
Read the full account →Low pressure over the midwestern United States brought a warm front across the region February 28th. Warm advection precipitation, enhanced by upslope flow and favorable upper jet dynamics, lead to an inch or two of rainfall in western portions of our forecast area.
Read the full account →Low pressure over the midwestern United States brought a warm front across the region February 28th. Warm advection precipitation, enhanced by upslope flow and favorable upper jet dynamics, lead to an inch or two of rainfall in western portions of our forecast area.
Read the full account →Low pressure over the midwestern United States brought a warm front across the region February 28th. Warm advection precipitation, enhanced by upslope flow and favorable upper jet dynamics, lead to an inch or two of rainfall in western portions of our forecast area.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →As a heat wave ensued across the Central Appalachians during the middle of June, the atmosphere remained primed for afternoon showers and thunderstorms.
Read the full account →As a heat wave ensued across the Central Appalachians during the middle of June, the atmosphere remained primed for afternoon showers and thunderstorms.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →A large upper level disturbance lumbered through West Virginia between January 3rd and 4th, leading to persistent rain showers across the Ohio River Valley.
Read the full account →Two periods of rain on the 12th and the 13th, were separated by a lull during the night. Rain totals of 1.75 to 2.75 inches were measured. Minor small stream overflow occurred on Tuesday the 13th.
Read the full account →Two periods of rain on the 12th and the 13th, were separated by a lull during the night. Rain totals of 1.75 to 2.75 inches were measured. Minor small stream overflow occurred on Tuesday the 13th.
Read the full account →The leading edge of a trough initiated convection across the region during the early afternoon of August 29th. With little deep-layer wind shear available for quick storm motion, flash flooding occurred under warm, moist conditions (PWATs ranging 1.8 to 2.0 inches under…
Read the full account →The heavy rain fell during the late night hours, ahead of a warm front. The runoff drained into several different river basins, the West Fork, the Tygart Valley, the Little Kanawha, the Elk, and the Greenbrier. The Red Cross and the state, aided residents in flood recovery.
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