Mingo storm history

The Tug Fork River at Williamson exceeded its flood stage of 27 feet the night of February 15, then continued to rise to a crest just under 48.4 feet the next afternoon. The river slowly receded and eventually fell back below flood stage the morning of the 17th. Around 1 am on th…

Repetitive thunderstorms dumped 3.5 to 4.5 inches of rain in the Williamson and Delbarton vicinity on north toward the Route 119 corridor. Williamson, Millstone and Buffalo Mountain all measured around 4.25 inches of rain. The ground was already wet from previous rain. Over this …

Portions of a downed tree fell onto a home in the Lenore area heading towards Laurel Creek Lake.

A tree blew down and blocked portions of Hensley Big Branch Road near Lenore.

A downed tree blocked portions of the road at the 500 block of Right Fork Laurel Creek.

Near the town of Belo, one tree and adjacent power lines blew down onto a parked vehicle around the 800 block of Day Star Road.

Around one hundred homes in the Myrtle and Delbarton areas due to downed trees.

In the town of Justice, a tree was knocked down onto Stone Street.

A tree fell and brought down power lines onto both lanes of Bowtie Lane in Chattaroy.

Elk Creek near the community of Scarlet was obstructed by a downed tree.

Tree and power line damage along Beech Creek Road resulted in 150 households to be without power in the Devon community. Another downed tree was observed along Gilbert Creek Road near Gilbert.

Water from Pidgeon Creek covered both lanes of Route 65. Mount Hope Drive in Dingess flooded with about a foot of water.

Fast rising water was observed behind Liberty Heights Apartments due to a blocked culvert.

A tree was blown down onto Power Drive.

In Chattaroy, a tree was blown down and blocked both lanes of Firefighter Avenue. Several trees were also blown down outside of the Red Jacket township.

House near Rawl was surrounded by water.

Flooding was observed at Liberty Heights and on US 52. A residence was surrounded by water while the vehicle in the driveway was submerged.

A residence off US 119 was surrounded by water.

The Tug Fork River at Kermit exceeded its flood stage of 38 feet the morning of February 16, then continued to rise to a crest around 51.2 feet just after midnight on the 17th. The river then receded and fell back below flood stage the night of the 17th. Major flooding impacted h…

Water covered Mate Hatfield Lane and Bulldog Boulevard near Delbarton, the Left Fork of Bens Creek Road off King Coal Highway, and Parsley Bottom near Lenore. Multiple areas of Rutherford Hollow flooded. Water rose to the headlights of a lifted truck near Mullins Tire. Residences…

A water rescue occurred on Route 49 near Matewan.

Vehicle was stuck in flood waters.

Flooding was observed on Buffalo Creek Road near Chattaroy.

A tree fell down onto a power line on Big Laurel Branch Road.

Multiple trees and power lines were blown down on Marrowbone Creek Road.

A tree fell down onto a power line.