Flash Flood — Grant, West Virginia

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

Event narrative

Elkhorn Run was flowing swiftly out of its banks across multiple locations along Elkhorn Run Road. Water was 6 to 8 inches in several locations in and around the Dorcas area.

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 1270253. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.