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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 ...
A life-threatening situation unfolded across portions of West Virginia on Thursday morning as powerful thunderstorms moved across the region, leading to numerous reports of flooding, high-water ...
The June 23, 2016 flooding in West Virginia was one of the deadliest floods in state history, and deadliest flash flood in U.S. history since the 2010 Tennessee Floods. The flooding was caused by 8 to 10 inches of rainfall over a 12-hour period. 23 people perished from the floods, and hardest hit counties included Greenbrier, Kanawha, Jackson ...
This, combined with additional rainfall and flooding on July 28, led to a state of emergency being declared by Governor Jim Justice for six counties: Mingo, McDowell, Fayette, Greenbrier, Logan, and Wyoming. [9] Partly as a result of the flooding, Huntington, West Virginia recorded their wettest July on record with 9.41 in (23.9 cm) of rain. [10]
According to the NOAA’s standards, major flooding begins at 18 feet. Get Helene aftermath alerts via text:S Sign up to get updates about conditions and safety by location
Bluestone Lake is a flood control reservoir located on the New River near Hinton, West Virginia. At its normal pool level, Bluestone Dam impounds a 10.7-mile (17.2 km) stretch of the New and its tributary, the Bluestone River. Normally approximately 2,040 acres (8.3 km 2) in size, the lake can grow to over 36 miles (58 km) long at flood control ...
Emergency officials in Southern U.S. states kept a wary eye on the Missouri and Mississippi rivers as massive flooding that killed four people and caused more than $1 billion in estimated damages ...
The Cherry River is a tributary of the Gauley River in southeastern West Virginia in the United States. Via the Gauley, Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. The Cherry River drains mostly rural and forested areas and flows for much of its length through the Monongahela National Forest. [2]