Heavy Rain in Fayette County, West Virginia

Heavy Rain May 27, 2000 · Fayette County, West Virginia

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Rains of 1 to 1.5 inches fell during the daylight hours on this Saturday. A flash flood watch was in effect, but no flooding occurred. Between 1700 and 1730 E, a 6 year old girl drowned after falling into a swollen culvert near her home in Montgomery Heights. She was swept through a drainage pipe and into the Kanawha River.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5142345. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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