2,551 first-hand accounts of flood events in West Virginia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
The combination of a deep, slow moving upper-level trough across the West Coast and a cold high pressure over the Midwest created the perfect setup for a Winter Storm/Ice Storm/flooding scenario in portions of the Ohio River Valley.
Read the full account →An area of deep low pressure over the southeastern U.S. moved slowly into the southern middle Atlantic region in a 24-hour period from the morning of the 20th through the morning of the 21st, then off the coast by evening of the 21st.
Read the full account →An area of deep low pressure over the southeastern U.S. moved slowly into the southern middle Atlantic region in a 24-hour period from the morning of the 20th through the morning of the 21st, then off the coast by evening of the 21st.
Read the full account →After a 3 day reprieve from the precipitation, more rain with embedded thunderstorms, crossed eastern Ohio into northern West Virginia during the afternoon and evening hours on the 11th. Rain of 1.25 to 1.8 inches was measured. For example, Middlebourne measured 1.75 inches.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms during the late afternoon and evening of the 17th produced hail up to dime size and resulted in flooding.Heavy thunderstorm rains caused numerous small streams and creeks to flood in southern Mercer County, with several roads washed out.
Read the full account →A moist and unstable environment existed ahead of a slow moving cold front. A weak surface wave developed along the front during predawn hours of Tuesday, the 8th. Widespread showers fell over wet terrain. Rain rates were not extreme, but in the .5 to .75 inch range per hour.
Read the full account →A slow moving warm front lifted across the middle Ohio River Valley and central Appalachians on the 30th. Additional support was provided by several mid level shortwave troughs and a weak surface low.
Read the full account →Tropical moisture from the remnants of Marco and Laura led to showers and thunderstorms on the 27th. Multiple rounds of rain resulted in a narrow swath of 2 to almost 5 inches of rain across the foothills of West Virginia.
Read the full account →Tropical moisture from the remnants of Marco and Laura led to showers and thunderstorms on the 27th. Multiple rounds of rain resulted in a narrow swath of 2 to almost 5 inches of rain across the foothills of West Virginia.
Read the full account →An upper level disturbance perusing through the middle Ohio Valley inflicted rounds of showers and thunderstorms across West Virginia on the afternoon of the 14th.
Read the full account →A slow moving surface front, along with several disturbances aloft resulted in afternoon and evening thunderstorms June 3-6. Each afternoon, the focus for the storms moved slightly south, beginning across northern West Virginia on the 3rd, and ending up across southern West…
Read the full account →A deep upper-level trough moved slowly across the central and eastern U.S. bringing abundant moisture northward and combined with a complex frontal boundary and several waves of low pressure to bring repeated rounds of heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →A deep upper-level trough moved slowly across the central and eastern U.S. bringing abundant moisture northward and combined with a complex frontal boundary and several waves of low pressure to bring repeated rounds of heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →A deep upper-level trough moved slowly across the central and eastern U.S. bringing abundant moisture northward and combined with a complex frontal boundary and several waves of low pressure to bring repeated rounds of heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →A deep upper-level trough moved slowly across the central and eastern U.S. bringing abundant moisture northward and combined with a complex frontal boundary and several waves of low pressure to bring repeated rounds of heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →A deep upper-level trough moved slowly across the central and eastern U.S. bringing abundant moisture northward and combined with a complex frontal boundary and several waves of low pressure to bring repeated rounds of heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →A strong cold front extending from a complex surface low pressure system, and supported aloft by a negatively-tilted upper level trough, brought intense thunderstorms which produced damaging winds and very heavy rain on April 12-13.
Read the full account →A strong cold front extending from a complex surface low pressure system, and supported aloft by a negatively-tilted upper level trough, brought intense thunderstorms which produced damaging winds and very heavy rain on April 12-13.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system and its associated cold front transported in a plethora of rain on the morning of the 6th and resulted in flooding for parts of southern West Virginia.
Read the full account →On August 28th, a weak crossing surface low and an advancing upper trough helped to create additional thunderstorms, which were also aided by deep tropical moisture from the remnants of Hurricane Laura. Two waves of thunderstorms occurred on this day.
Read the full account →On August 28th, a weak crossing surface low and an advancing upper trough helped to create additional thunderstorms, which were also aided by deep tropical moisture from the remnants of Hurricane Laura. Two waves of thunderstorms occurred on this day.
Read the full account →An upper level disturbance perusing through the middle Ohio Valley inflicted rounds of showers and thunderstorms across West Virginia on the afternoon of the 14th.
Read the full account →A cluster of showers and thunderstorms formed in the afternoon from an approaching disturbance aloft and its associated mid level cooling. The showers became oriented west to east, causing some repetitive showers from near Bridgeport of Harrison County on east to near Grafton…
Read the full account →A cluster of showers and thunderstorms formed in the afternoon from an approaching disturbance aloft and its associated mid level cooling. The showers became oriented west to east, causing some repetitive showers from near Bridgeport of Harrison County on east to near Grafton…
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