Flash Flood in Grant County, West Virginia

Flash Flood August 28, 2021 · Grant County, West Virginia

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple roads were closed due to high water flowing across them. Several streams were overflowing their banks in the southwest portion of Grant County.

The wider storm

Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching cold front on August 27th-28th, primarily during the afternoon/evening hours each day. Heavy rainfall occurred with these storms which lead to several instances of flooding across the area.

Began near Hopeville (38.9700, -79.2800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 982238. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.