Flood in Randolph County, West Virginia

The Tygart Valley River at Mill Creek rose above a bankfull level of 11 feet on the morning of March 6th, then continued to rise to a crest of around 12 feet later the same morning. The river then receded back below bankfull level that afternoon. Flooding of County Route 39 near the bridge heading out of town occurred in the midst of the river being out of its banks.

A front lifted into the area on the 3rd of March and then continued to ripple through the region over the next couple of days. Rain initially spread southwest to northeast across the area on the afternoon of the 3rd, then the focus of moderate to heavy rain became more confined to southeast Ohio and north central West Virginia during the evening and overnight hours. Another wave of showers pushed across the area after daybreak, however precipitation amounts were fairly light. A lull in precipitation occurred mid to late morning, then precipitation began streaming back into the area from the west during the afternoon.

In the first twenty-four hours of the event, precipitation amounts ranged from around half an inch to two inches across northern West Virginia. Meanwhile, amounts generally remained under an inch within the southern half of the state. Highest amounts were observed in a narrow swath across Wood, Jackson, Wirt, Ritchie, Calhoun, and Gilmer counties. Another one to two and a half inches of rain fell across portions of the state as additional rounds of rain, and some thunderstorms, traversed the area into the morning of the 6th. Rises on local creeks, streams, and smaller rivers primarily led to flooded roads in Wood, Gilmer, and Ritchie Counties on the 4th, then runoff prompted minor flooding to develop on the Tygart Valley River at Mill Creek the morning of the 6th. Flooding came to an end once precipitation tapered off during the day.