Flood — Ohio, West Virginia

2005-01-05 to 2005-01-08 · Ohio, West Virginia

Wider weather episode

By 10 PM on 5th, Rte 40 near Wheeling began to flood. By 9 AM on 6th, flooding caused numerous mud slides along Rte 2. As the Ohio River rose, 14 coal-filled barges broke loose; some passed through the Pike Island Dam and slammed into the I-70 bridge carrying traffic over Wheeling Island around 9 AM on the 6th. The bridge was closed temporarily for inspection. On the Ohio River, Pike Island was above flood stage (37 ft), from 11 AM on 6th to 730 AM on 8th; it crested 43.0 ft 7 AM on 7th. On the Ohio River, Wheeling was above flood stage (36 ft), from 1030 AM on 6th to 11 AM on 8th; it crested 42.2 ft 9 AM on 7th. On Wheeling Creek, Elm Grove was above flood stage (7 ft), from 130 AM 6th to 5 AM on 12th; it crested twice: 7.8 ft 11 AM on 6th and 7.7 2 AM on 12th. 506 homes and 9 businesses had damage. 1 home destroyed by land slide.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5433210. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.