Flood in Pleasants County, West Virginia

Flood May 20, 2020 · Pleasants County, West Virginia

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Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several roads near the town of Belmont were flooded.

The wider storm

A slow moving low pressure system crossing through the Tennessee Valley resulted in a multiple day flooding event across portions of West Virginia. The ground was already saturated from antecedent rain earlier in the month, which resulted in roadways being inundated with water and becoming impassable for a time. Rainfall amounts from across the state ranged between one to four inches through the course of several days. Rain finally came to an end once the stubborn low pushed eastward over the Atlantic Ocean.

Began near Bellmont (39.3755, -81.2647).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 885124. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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