Flash Flood — Webster, West Virginia

2022-08-05 · near Diana, Webster, West Virginia

$250

Property damage

Event narrative

Route 15 and Route 20 near the town of Diana observed high water issues for a brief period of time.

Wider weather episode

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.

A 64 mile per hour wind gust was measured at the Charleston airport early that evening as a strong storm passed overhead. This same storm dumped a decent amount of rain in a short amount of time, which resulted in flooding downtown. As convection traveled into the higher elevations late that afternoon, several instances of flooded roadways and downed trees occurred.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1044705. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.