Flash Flood — Mineral, West Virginia

2021-06-10 · near New Creek, Mineral, West Virginia

Event narrative

New Creek was out of its banks and multiple vehicles were stranded in high water. Water was rising with people trapped in a Trailer Park.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving cold front dropped into the area from the northeast. The airmass was very warm and humid ahead of the boundary, and that led to the development of showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall. The storm motion was slow due to light winds aloft, so the heavy rain led to instances of flooding and flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 954519. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.