Flash Flood in Hancock County, West Virginia

Flash Flood July 2, 2023 · Hancock County, West Virginia

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A creek along North 12th Street was reported to be out of its banks.

The wider storm

Rainfall during the previous day, plus during the morning of July 2nd, kept the ground saturated. An early afternoon break in rainfall was followed by additional thunderstorm development in western and central Ohio by late afternoon. These storms took advantage of an environment containing 1500 J/kg of surface-based CAPE, along with marginal sufficient deep shear of 30 knots to create severe thunderstorms with a number of wind damage reports in Ohio. Only single reports of wind damage and flash flooding were received from Hancock County in West Virginia.

Began near Kings Creek (40.4391, -80.5626).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1121156. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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