Boone storm history

The repetitive showers and thunderstorms during the late afternoon into the early evening caused small stream to flood roads. The cooperative observer at Madison had a 24 hour rain total of 3.03 inches. Amounts of 2 to 2.5 inches likely fell in 3 hours. Along the flood swollen st…

The Pond Fork drainage from Wharton thru Bob White, Van, and Quinland, on toward Madison was hit hard. Route 85 was flooded and damaged. American Red Cross surveyed 46 mobile homes destroyed and 8 single family dwellings destroyed. State officials surveyed 10 to 15 businesses dam…

Small headwater creeks, such as Seng Creek, started flooding around 0900E. Larger creeks along the Raleigh County line flooded by 1000E. Lastly, the Big Coal River flooded from the Whitesville vicinity on down to Sylvester. The crest on the Big Coal River then flattened-out towar…

A tree brought power lines down at the intersection of Walker Hollow Road and County Road 1 outside of Danville.

Flooding occurred on Ruckers Street, damaged homes in the Country Estates area, and flowed across a road and into a home in the Workman Branch area.

A local road and portions of a driveway and yard flooded in Ashford.

A tree and adjacent power lines were blown down and blocked Jones Branch Road in Jeffrey.

A few trees were blown down between Ashford and Brushton.

A tree blew down onto Hubert Hill Road and blocked one of the lanes outside of Chapmanville.

A tree was blown down along Ashford Hill Road near the community of Johns.

In Danville, a tree blew down along Price Branch Road.

West of the town of Danville, flooding was observed along Lick Creek Road.

One tree was blown down along Lick Creek Road west of Danville.

A downed tree down blocked one lane on State Street in Madison. Another downed tree was observed along Spruce Laurel Road.

A tree was blown down and blocked both lanes of Missouri Fork Road.

A few downed trees were observed on Pond Fork Road in Quinland.

In Uneeda, a tree blew down onto Jarrells Branch Road.

A tree was blown down onto Buck Street on the outskirts of Madison.

A downed tree was observed near Pond Fork Road east of Madison.

A downed tree was observed near Missouri 3 Mile Road.

In Gordon, a tree was blown down onto County Route 5. Another downed tree was observed near the intersection of Pond Fork Road and Millwood Road.

In the community of Bob White, a tree was blown down onto Lambert Bottom Road.

A tree was blown down onto Pond Fork Road near the Dollar General in the town of Van.

A tree was blown down and blocked portions of Spruce Laurel Road in Clothier.

Near the community of Comfort, a downed tree blocked one lane of Coal River Road.

In Ashford, one tree was blown down onto Plantation Road.

A tree was blown down near Julian along Little Horse Creek Road.

Tree damage in the Ashford area resulted in local power outages.

Within the community of Andrew, a water rescue was conducted for a stranded driver that drove into flooded waters. High water took out a culvert and made portions of the Daniel Boone Parkway impassable.

Portions of Six Mile Road near Ramage became impassable due to high water issues.

In Danville, a tree blew down near the Dollar General along Daniel Boone Parkway.

A few trees were blown down in and around the town of Madison.

In Maxine, a tree fell down onto power lines along Covered Bridge Road.

A tree fell down onto Benjamin Price Bridge Road in Danville.

Flooding was observed along Pond Fork Creek and Route 85 in Bim.

Ashford Road flooded and became impassable in spots.

Numerous trees were blown down along Coal River Road and Short Creek Road.

Several trees were blown down on Cow Creek Road near the Barrett township.

The Big Coal River at Ashford exceeded a bankfull level of 17 feet before dawn on the 16th of February. The creek crested around 22.5 feet later that morning, then receded below bankfull during the evening. Flooding was observed along the intersection of Emmons Road and Lower Whi…