Flash Flood — Wetzel, West Virginia

1998-06-30 · near Countywide, Wetzel, West Virginia

Event narrative

Another round of thunderstorms caused the North Fork of Fishing Creek to rise out of its banks, causing widespread basement flooding in the Pine Grove area. This was the last in a series of thunderstorm rains that moved across the county from the 27th through the 30th of June. The flash flooding associated with these storms damaged a total of 81 houses across the county, with one house completely destroyed. Flood water also washed 20 county bridges away from their supports. Many county roads were also closed due to the flood waters.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5668789. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.