Flash Flood — Hampshire, West Virginia

2025-07-14 · near Rio, Hampshire, West Virginia

Event narrative

At least 6 inches of flowing water across Deep Run Hollow Road. There was 1 swift water rescue when a vehicle got stranded in the flowing water.

Wider weather episode

Another day of an anomalously moist airmass produced numerous showers and thunderstorms across West Virginia. This resulted in localized rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches in a short period of time, which resulted in instances of flooding and flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1264879. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.