Flash Flood — Grant, West Virginia

2025-07-29 · near Hiser, Grant, West Virginia

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1270252. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.