Flood — Wirt, West Virginia

2022-01-01 to 2022-01-02 · near Rover, Wirt, West Virginia

Event narrative

Right Reedy Creek rose out of its banks with water spilling onto Garfield Road near the town of Elizabeth.

Wider weather episode

A warm front stalled along northern West Virginia early on January 1st as a low pressure system developed along the Ohio Valley. These features brought widespread moderate to heavy rainfall to the area. A cold front associated with this low pressure system crossed through the Ohio Valley early on January 2nd, with rain continuing ahead of the front and tapering off as the front passed through West Virginia. Widespread rainfall amounts of over 2 inches fell across portions of West Virginia and multiple roads throughout the state were impassable for a time due to flooding. Vehicles were submerged in high water which led to a water rescue in Putnam County. Additionally, there was a tree that was blown down in Clay County due to strong winds, as a few stronger storms formed during the afternoon of January 1st with this system.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 992392. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.