Flood — Jefferson, West Virginia

2024-09-29 to 2024-09-30 · near Bolivar, Jefferson, West Virginia

Event narrative

The River Gauge on the Shenandoah River near Millville, WV reached minor flood stage (10ft) with a peak crest of 11.16 feet. At 10 feet, parts of Bloomery Road and John Rissler Road are flooded near Bloomery, West Virginia. Once these roads flood, access to homes is impaired but the homes themselves are not in any danger of flooding. Moulton Park and the Millville boat launch are also flooded. At 11 feet, a small portion of Wilt Road (County Road 9/8) begins to flood. Water also begins to flow over Millville Dam.

Wider weather episode

The remnants of Tropical Storm Helene brought widespread heavy rain to the region that led to river flooding and flash flooding in the state of West Virginia.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1219491. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.