Flood in Monroe County, West Virginia

Flood June 17, 2020 – June 18, 2020 · Monroe County, West Virginia

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The USGS gage on Indian Creek at Red Sulphur Springs (INCW2) rose above minor flood stage of 10 feet in the afternoon of the 17th cresting at 11.18 feet. Several roads were flooded and a report of flooding along a portion of Indian Creek Road was received.

The wider storm

A broad closed off upper low drifted across South Carolina and northwest back into southwest Virginia and West Virginia bringing persistent rainfall that eventually led to flooding. There were repeated rounds of heavy rainfall with widespread amounts of 2 to 5 inches. The most notable rainfall was a fairly localized thunderstorm near Alderson, WV that caused severe flash flood damage on the afternoon of June 17th.

Began near Bozoo (37.5200, -80.8432).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 901472. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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