Flood — Mineral, West Virginia

2021-02-28 · near Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia

Event narrative

Multiple reports of roads being blocked by high water all across Mineral County...Up to 3 feet deep in one case...

Wider weather episode

Low pressure over the midwestern United States brought a warm front across the region February 28th. Warm advection precipitation, enhanced by upslope flow and favorable upper jet dynamics, lead to an inch or two of rainfall in western portions of our forecast area. This, along with partial melting of snowpack in the mountains, lead to some isolated flooding across eastern WV.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 943090. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.