Flood in Wetzel, West Virginia

Flood January 5, 2005 – January 8, 2005 · Wetzel, West Virginia

$2.5M

Damage as recorded

The wider storm

By 930 AM on 5th, roads were flooded in Pine Grove. By noon on 6th, flooding from small streams had ended, but then the Ohio River flooded: Hannibal OH was above flood stage (35 ft), from 730 PM on 6th to 230 PM on 8th; it crested 38.3 ft 2 PM on 7th. 283 homes damaged; 30 of these suffered major damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5433211. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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