Raleigh storm history

Major stream flooding along such streams as Piney, Beaver, Little Beaver, Little Whitestick, and the headwaters of Dunloup Creek, including Maple Fork. Damage was less along the Marsh Fork and Clear Fork drainage in the western portion of the county. A 59 year old female turnpike…

Rains of 2.5 to 3.5 inches fell over the mountainous terrain in less than 3 hours. A coal mine along Clear Fork reported a total of 3.4 inches of rain. Flooding was most serious in the Clear Creek to Artie vicinity, including Toney Fork, Workman Creek, White Oak Creek, and Clear …

Residents were sitting outside on benches near Broadway and Seventh Streets. Apparently, it was not raining, when a lightning bolt struck. One of the 9 people was seriously injured.

Numerous trees and large branches were blown down in the county. Five homes were destroyed, 16 had major damage, and 30 others had minor damage. The public infrastructure damage assessment was over $450,000.

Areas along and west of the turnpike, which is Interstate 77, were hit the hardest. Rain amounts were less across eastern portions of the county. For example, the rain total in Beckley was 4.6 inches, but 2.6 inches at the Raleigh County Airport. Streams draining into the Clear F…

In the community of Maynor, a downed tree was observed on South Sandbranch Road.

A tree was blown down at the intersection of Durango Lane and Cortez Lane in Amigo.

Downed trees and power lines were observed on Daisy Trail near the Raleigh County line.

High water was observed on Robert C Byrd Drive near the intersection of Old Grove Road south of MacArthur.

In the community of Sprague, high water was observed on Old Mill Road.

In Bolt, a tree was blown down onto Trump Road. Another tree blew down onto Coal River Road in Dameron.

Multiple trees were blown down along Rock Creek Road in the town of Rock Creek.

High water from the Right Fork of Sandlick Creek was observed on Coal River Rd.

A tree and power line blew down onto Coal River Road near Bolt Road in Glen Daniel.

A tree was blown down along High School Drive near Vo Tech Drive. Another downed tree was observed in Beckley along Robert C Byrd Drive. A 60 mile per hour wind gust was measured at the Beckley airport.

A tree was blown down onto Basham Street in Sophia.

In Beaver, a few trees were blown down onto power lines along Old Crow Road, resulting in local power outages.

Power lines were blown down in the community of Lester.

Flooding impacted roads and caused rock slides within the county. Impacted locations included Ritter Drive at Knolls Drive and Trump Street, North and South Eisenhower Drive, Hartley Avenue, Baker Street, and Exhibition Coal Mine Road near Beckley. Front Street, White Oak Drive, …

Flash flooding impacted Ritter Drive and C and O Dam Road near Whitney Court in Daniels, Airport Road and Violet Lane in Beaver, Coal River Road near McGraw Court near Stover, Vanwood Street in Mead, Tommy Creek Road in Rhodell, Stotesbury Road near Sophia, and Wickham Road in Wi…

Flooding impacted roads in Slab Fork. A rock slide also occurred on Tank Branch Road near Glen Morgan.

Clear Fork at Whitesville rose above a bankfull level of 20 feet the night of February 15. After cresting around 20.8 feet, the river receded below bankfull before daybreak on the 16th. Flooding was observed in low areas along the river.

Flooding was observed along Baker Street and Exhibition Coal Mine Road.

High water was reported on Coal River Road between Masseyville Road and Allison Lane.

High water was reported along C and O Dam Road near Whitney Court.

High water was reported along Airport Road between Oak Street and Whispering Pine Drive.

High water was reported along Sweeneysburg Road near Simms Branch.

Overland and low lying areas flooded along Farley Branch Road.

High water was reported on Whitestick Street between Pine Street and North Hill Street.

High water was observed on North Sandbranch Road near the intersection of College Drive and Tanglewood Drive.

High water was observed along Stanaford Road in Piney View.

High water was observed along Violet Lane at Ritter Drive.

A water rescue occurred on Sullivan Road at McVey Cemetery Road, Dublin Street, and Woodford Street in Sullivan.

In the Burma township, high water affected Blue Jay 6 Road.

High water was observed near the intersection of Bolt Road and Coal River Road in Fairdale.

High water was observed on US 19N at the intersection of Pioneer Drive.

Multiple roads were inundated with water in the areas of Jonben, Sophia, Willbet, Mabscott, and White Oak. In Beckley, a water rescue was conducted at Ewart Avenue near the exhibition coal mine.

Trees and power lines down affecting around 125 power customers between Beckley and Shady Spring, including along Old Whitby Road.

High water was observed at the intersection of Robert C Byrd Drive and Ewart Avenue.

In the town of Bragg, multiple trees were blown down on Community Road.

Multiple areas of downed trees and power lines were observed between Bolt and Fairdale, including Ash Lane and Saxon Road.

A tree was blown down along Harper Road in Surveyor.

Multiple local roads in Crab Orchard observed downed trees and power lines. These included Glenview Road, Brethren Road, and Midway Road.

A tree was knocked down on Cunningham Avenue in Stanaford.