Flash Flood in Grant County, West Virginia

Flash Flood July 29, 2025 · Grant County, West Virginia

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Six inches of fast moving water from Mill Creek and South Mill Creek was flowing over the intersection of South Mill Creek Road and Durgon Road.

The wider storm

A slow moving cold front combined with a highly unstable atmosphere along with tropical moisture to produce slow moving thunderstorms with heavy rainfall. Some of these storms trained over the same areas, resulting in scattered instances of flash flooding. Total rainfall amounts in areas with flash flooding averaged two to four inches.

Began near Hiser (38.9600, -79.1100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1270252. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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