2,551 first-hand accounts of flood events in West Virginia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Thunderstorms during the afternoon of the 22nd produced hail up to nickel size, damaging winds, and flash flooding.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Talcot, Waitville,and Peterstown, and trees and power lines in AldersonHeavy thunderstorm rains caused flooding on Route 20 in…
Read the full account →An area of low pressure tracked through the Ohio River Valley and up through the Great Lakes Region. A strong low level jet enhanced moisture flow into the low pressure system leading to an extended period of moderate rain that caused widespread minor flooding with isolated…
Read the full account →An area of low pressure tracked through the Ohio River Valley and up through the Great Lakes Region. A strong low level jet enhanced moisture flow into the low pressure system leading to an extended period of moderate rain that caused widespread minor flooding with isolated…
Read the full account →An area of low pressure tracked through the Ohio River Valley and up through the Great Lakes Region. A strong low level jet enhanced moisture flow into the low pressure system leading to an extended period of moderate rain that caused widespread minor flooding with isolated…
Read the full account →An area of low pressure tracked through the Ohio River Valley and up through the Great Lakes Region. A strong low level jet enhanced moisture flow into the low pressure system leading to an extended period of moderate rain that caused widespread minor flooding with isolated…
Read the full account →An area of low pressure tracked through the Ohio River Valley and up through the Great Lakes Region. A strong low level jet enhanced moisture flow into the low pressure system leading to an extended period of moderate rain that caused widespread minor flooding with isolated…
Read the full account →A round of convection crossed the Ohio River into West Virginia during the evening hours of the 9th. Northern portions of Tyler County had already received 1 to 2 inches of rain during the early morning hours.
Read the full account →A round of convection crossed the Ohio River into West Virginia during the evening hours of the 9th. Northern portions of Tyler County had already received 1 to 2 inches of rain during the early morning hours.
Read the full account →After 2 days of occasional rain, a final round of showersdumped around a half inch of rain in less than 2 hours.Route 39 was flooded by Knapp Creek near Huntersville, butno dwellings were affected.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms on the evening of the 18th produced flash flooding.Heavy rainfall resulted in numerous streams and creeks flooding across Summers County blocking many roads. In Greenbrier County, Big Clear Creek flooded, washing out a road in Kessler.
Read the full account →Torrential thunderstorms rains produced widespread flash flooding over western Pendleton Co, particularly in the Cherry Grove and Mouth of Seneca area. A bridge near Buffalo Hills washed out, and the Friends Run overflowed it's banks.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms that produced heavy rain moved across Pendleton and Hardy Counties during the late afternoon of the 2nd. In Pendleton County, rainfall estimated at 3 inches in 30 minutes washed out a bridge in Green Walt Gap.
Read the full account →Afternoon thunderstorms were able to form along a boundary left by the passage of a decaying mesoscale convective system during the morning hours of the 27th.
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 →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 →Fish Creek went out of its banks and caused road flooding near Bellton. Little Grave Creek near Glendale and Big Grave Creek near Moundsville also went out of their banks and flooded nearby roads.
Read the full account →Rain from the remnants of Hurricane Frances began early on the 8th and ended early on the 9th. By 5 PM EDT on 8th, there was a mud slide on Pierce Run Rd near Bethany; and Castlemans Run Rd and Hukill Run Rd closed by flooding.
Read the full account →An unusually deep mid level trough for mid July was in place over the Ohio Valley. The resulting cool pool of air aloft helped to generate instability showers and thunderstorms.
Read the full account →Rains of 2 to 2.5 inches over 36 hours caused streams to riseto near bankfull. Then, the last area of significant rain,during the late morning hours, caused minor small stream flooding. Creeks were in fields and over roads. The Shavers Fork overflowed at Cheat Bridge.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms fired across southeast Ohio during the heat and instability of the afternoon and moved into West Virginia. The area was well south of an east to west front. The storms became multicellular and formed short lines.
Read the full account →A stationary boundary remained over eastern West Virginia on the 28th. An easterly flow off the Atlantic Ocean pumped in plenty of moisture. Showers and thunderstorms developed near the boundary. Due to a light steering flow aloft showers and thunderstorms were slow to move.
Read the full account →The remnants of Ida produced widespread flooding along with instances of flash flooding across the area. Tropical moisture infiltrated the area and there were moderate amounts of instability as well.
Read the full account →A quasi-stationary frontal boundary set up across Ohio and Pennsylvania on the 17th, and wavered about the region until it was kicked off to the east by a stronger frontal boundary late on the 20th.
Read the full account →A quasi-stationary frontal boundary set up across Ohio and Pennsylvania on the 17th, and wavered about the region until it was kicked off to the east by a stronger frontal boundary late on the 20th.
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