Flood — Randolph, West Virginia

2020-04-30 · near Mill Creek, Randolph, West Virginia

Event narrative

Along the Tygart Valley River, the gage at Mill Creek showed the river rose above its eleven foot bankfull level on the afternoon of the 30th. Its highest point reached just under twelve feet later on that evening before returning to its banks after sunset. While out of its banks, County Route 39 was flooded approximately 225 feet from the bridge heading out of town.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure and an adjoining surface cold front crossed through West Virginia on the last day of April. Excessive rainfall amounts due to heavy downpours and training thunderstorms resulted in a rise along the creeks and rivers along the northeast West Virginia mountains. These water bodies returned to their banks late on the 30th, but did result in minor flooding before doing so.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 883013. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.