Flood — Wetzel, West Virginia

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

Wider weather episode

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_id 5433211. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.