Flash Flood in Mercer County, West Virginia

Flash Flood July 30, 2025 · Mercer County, West Virginia

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Adairs Run has overflowed its banks and flooded the bridge on Adairs Run Road. No damage was reported to the bridge, which was reopened to traffic after the flooding receded.

The wider storm

A slow-moving and localized thunderstorm produced between 3 and 3.5 inches or rain during 90-minutes across the Adair Run basin. Rainfall rates were estimated by radar to be up to 4 inches per hour at times. CREST Unit streamflow was estimated to be as high as 450 cfs per mi^2, while the 3-hour ARI reached as high as a 200-year event by 8:45 pm EDT.

Began near Hales Gap (37.3651, -80.8897).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1293284. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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