Heavy Rain — Tucker, West Virginia

2018-09-07 to 2018-09-10 · near Davis, Tucker, West Virginia

Event narrative

A COOP observer recorded a 72 hour storm total of 2.67 inches of rain.

Wider weather episode

Tropical Storm Gordon came ashore along the central Gulf Coast on the night of September 4th. The tropical cyclone dissipated over Missouri by the night of September 7th. Moisture from the decaying tropical system interacted with a surface low and frontal boundary, spreading widespread heavy rainfall across the region over a 3 day period. 72 hour totals across northern West Virginia ranged from 2 inches to about 5.5 inches.Small-stream flooding was not as widespread as in areas to the north and east in Pennsylvania, with only a few issues reported in Marshall County. However, winds of 30-35 MPH combined with the saturated ground to cause a tree to fall on a house in Cheat Lake, killing a woman who was sleeping in an upstairs bedroom.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 785611. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.