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West Virginia Flood Stories

2,551 first-hand accounts of flood events in West Virginia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

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Preston, WV · Sep 27, 2018

An upper level trough moved across the Upper Ohio river valley; there was broad areas of rainfall associated with this system. A flood watch was covered in Tucker, Garrett, and Eastern Preston County due to recent heavy rainfall has saturated the ground.

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Preston, WV · Sep 27, 2018

An upper level trough moved across the Upper Ohio river valley; there was broad areas of rainfall associated with this system. A flood watch was covered in Tucker, Garrett, and Eastern Preston County due to recent heavy rainfall has saturated the ground.

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Jefferson, WV · Jul 8, 2019

A nearly stationary boundary set up near the Potomac River weak low pressure developed along the boundary. There was plenty of moisture in place from the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, and this combined with instability to produce very heavy rainfall rates in convection that…

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Flood

Jefferson, WV · Jul 8, 2019

A nearly stationary boundary set up near the Potomac River weak low pressure developed along the boundary. There was plenty of moisture in place from the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, and this combined with instability to produce very heavy rainfall rates in convection that…

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Jefferson, WV · Jul 8, 2019

A nearly stationary boundary set up near the Potomac River weak low pressure developed along the boundary. There was plenty of moisture in place from the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, and this combined with instability to produce very heavy rainfall rates in convection that…

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Tyler, WV · Apr 3, 2018

A warm front lifted across the middle Ohio River Valley and central Appalachians on the morning of the 3rd. This brought a round of showers and thunderstorms. Showers lingered along the US 50 corridor through much of the day with the warm front in the vicinity.

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Mason, WV · Apr 5, 2018

A warm front lifted across the middle Ohio River Valley and central Appalachians on the morning of the 3rd. This brought a round of showers and thunderstorms. Showers lingered along the US 50 corridor through much of the day with the warm front in the vicinity.

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Jackson, WV · Apr 5, 2018

A warm front lifted across the middle Ohio River Valley and central Appalachians on the morning of the 3rd. This brought a round of showers and thunderstorms. Showers lingered along the US 50 corridor through much of the day with the warm front in the vicinity.

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Jackson, WV · Nov 9, 2005

A warm front helped trigger morning showers on the 8th, then another round of showers and thunderstorms formed during the evening. A narrow northwest to southeast oriented corridor of over 2 inches of rain crossed central portions of Jackson and Roane Counties.

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Flash Flood

Marshall, WV · Jun 23, 2017

Remnants of tropical storm Cindy interacted with a southward moving cold front in the afternoon of June 23rd. In addition to heavy rain and flooding concerns, especially with saturated antecedent conditions in several locations in southwest PA, severe thunderstorms were also…

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Marion, WV · Jun 23, 2017

Remnants of tropical storm Cindy interacted with a southward moving cold front in the afternoon of June 23rd. In addition to heavy rain and flooding concerns, especially with saturated antecedent conditions in several locations in southwest PA, severe thunderstorms were also…

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Wood, WV · Jun 23, 2017

Tropical Storm Cindy made landfall in southwestern Louisiana on the 22nd. The storm weakened after making landfall and became post tropical as it moved through the Mississippi and lower Ohio River Valleys into the 23rd.

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Jackson, WV · Jun 23, 2017

Tropical Storm Cindy made landfall in southwestern Louisiana on the 22nd. The storm weakened after making landfall and became post tropical as it moved through the Mississippi and lower Ohio River Valleys into the 23rd.

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Flash Flood

Monroe, WV · Oct 23, 2017

A strong cold front associated with a negatively tilted shortwave upper trough approached the region on October 23rd. Precipitable water rose to near excessive levels for the time of year with 1.44��� on the 12z/23 RNK and 1.57��� on the 12z GSO soundings, with…

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Monongalia, WV · Jul 29, 2017

Unusually strong upper low for July dropped from the Great Lakes into western PA. A trowal/deformation zone set up over most of the area outside of southeast Ohio, producing torrential rainfall.

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Ohio, WV · Jul 28, 2017

Unusually strong upper low for July dropped from the Great Lakes into western PA. A trowal/deformation zone set up over most of the area outside of southeast Ohio, producing torrential rainfall.

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Ohio, WV · Jul 28, 2017

Unusually strong upper low for July dropped from the Great Lakes into western PA. A trowal/deformation zone set up over most of the area outside of southeast Ohio, producing torrential rainfall.

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Ohio, WV · Jul 28, 2017

Unusually strong upper low for July dropped from the Great Lakes into western PA. A trowal/deformation zone set up over most of the area outside of southeast Ohio, producing torrential rainfall.

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Marshall, WV · Jul 28, 2017

Unusually strong upper low for July dropped from the Great Lakes into western PA. A trowal/deformation zone set up over most of the area outside of southeast Ohio, producing torrential rainfall.

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Ohio, WV · Jul 29, 2017

Unusually strong upper low for July dropped from the Great Lakes into western PA. A trowal/deformation zone set up over most of the area outside of southeast Ohio, producing torrential rainfall.

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Wetzel, WV · Jul 29, 2017

Unusually strong upper low for July dropped from the Great Lakes into western PA. A trowal/deformation zone set up over most of the area outside of southeast Ohio, producing torrential rainfall.

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Marion, WV · Jul 29, 2017

Unusually strong upper low for July dropped from the Great Lakes into western PA. A trowal/deformation zone set up over most of the area outside of southeast Ohio, producing torrential rainfall.

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Flash Flood

Wetzel, WV · Jul 29, 2017

Unusually strong upper low for July dropped from the Great Lakes into western PA. A trowal/deformation zone set up over most of the area outside of southeast Ohio, producing torrential rainfall.

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Flash Flood

Monongalia, WV · Jul 29, 2017

Unusually strong upper low for July dropped from the Great Lakes into western PA. A trowal/deformation zone set up over most of the area outside of southeast Ohio, producing torrential rainfall.

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