Heavy Rain in Putnam County, West Virginia

Heavy Rain June 6, 2013 · Putnam County, West Virginia

Injuries

$200K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Shortly after a local downpour, 38 vehicles were involved in a chain reaction accident on the east bound lanes of the Interstate 64 Nitro Bridge over the Kanawha River. Witnesses said there was standing water on the bridge. There were about 7 or 8 vehicles in the middle of the pile-up that were not damaged. Luckily, there were no fatalities. However, 9 people were taken to the hospital, 2 in serious condition. The interstate was shut down until around 2100E.

The wider storm

In an environment loaded with moisture, short lines and clusters of thunderstorms formed during the late afternoon.

One heavier cell passed across the Interstate 64 bridge over the Kanawha River near Nitro around 1630E.

Began near Scary (38.4454, -81.8431).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 444675. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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