Flash Flood — Monongalia, West Virginia

2025-07-27 · near Uffingtown, Monongalia, West Virginia

Event narrative

Report with picture of car driving through up to 6 inches of water in the left lane of U.S. 119. Water in the right lane is deeper than 6 inches.

Wider weather episode

Morning showers congealed into a cluster of thunderstorms along the Mason Dixon line in the early afternoon hours. A very moisture rich environment with mid 70s dew points, highly anomalous PWAT values up to 2.3, and 3000 J/kg MUCAPE resulted in flash flooding. Observed and radar estimated rainfall rates reached as high as 2 inches per hour and storm totals of 3-4 inches around urban areas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1282264. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.