Flood — Mineral, West Virginia

2021-02-28 · near Reeses Mill, Mineral, West Virginia

Event narrative

The stream gauge on Patterson Creek rose above flood stage during the specified timeframe, starting at 3:56 PM EST on February 28th, and continued into March 1st as well. Will include that in March StormData. The peak stream level reached during the time of flooding was 10.07 feet at 3:00 AM EST on March 1st, 2021. At 10 feet, water approaches several homes along the creek between Champwood and the town of Patterson Creek. Moderate to widespread agricultural flooding is occurring along this same stretch. Both Foreback Road and a portion of Creek View Lane are flooded near the creek.

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 943091. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.