Heavy Rain in Monroe County, West Virginia

Heavy Rain June 19, 2020 – June 20, 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 COOP observer at Alderson measured 2.50 inches for the 24-hour period ending 700 AM on the 20th. This was a daily record for the date, beating the previous record of 1.45 inches in 1987. It was also the 6th highest daily rainfall in June with nearly complete data back to 1944. Nearby automated rain gages indicated that most of the rain fell in about a 90-minute period between about 430 and 600 PM local time, although news reports suggested a 45-minute time frame for the rainfall.

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 Wolf Creek (37.7272, -80.6584).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 901518. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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