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May 21—BLUEWELL — Residents were cleaning up their properties Monday after a weekend storm that nearly mimicked the one which hit Bluefield last year drenched them with 3 to 4 inches of rain ...
2016 West Virginia flood; 2022 Appalachian floods; B. Buffalo Creek flood; F. July–August 2022 United States floods; Ohio River flood of 1937; G. Great Flood of 1913
Climate change in West Virginia is an ongoing concern. Most of the state has warmed one-half to one degree Fahrenheit (0.28–0.56 °C) in the last century, and heavy rainstorms are becoming more frequent. [ 1 ]
On June 23, 2016, a flood hit areas of the U.S. state of West Virginia and nearby parts of Virginia, resulting in 23 deaths. The flooding was the result of 8 to 10 inches (200 to 250 mm) of rain falling over a period of 12 hours, resulting in a flood that was among the deadliest in West Virginia history. [3]
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A multifaceted storm will bring the potential for flooding downpours and severe thunderstorms to the central and southern Plains over the coming days while dropping heavy snow in the southern Rockies.
Bluewell, West Virginia is an unincorporated census-designated place on U.S. Route 52 in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population is 2,184. It is the terminus of West Virginia Route 20. The community has no post office, its residences being a part of Bluefield for postal purposes.
A post-Christmas severe weather event put more than 10 million people at risk for damaging thunderstorms across part of the south-central United States. The area that was at risk for severe ...