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West Virginia is situated in the Appalachian Mountains of the Upper South region of the 48 contiguous states. Usually considered part of the South Eastern United States, West Virginia is bounded on the northeast by Pennsylvania and Maryland, on the southeast by Virginia, on the northwest by Ohio, and on the southwest by Kentucky.
West Virginia coal exports declined 40% in 2013—a loss of $2.9 billion and overall total exports declined 26%. [137] West Virginia ranked last in the Gallup Economic Index for the fourth year running. West Virginia's score was −44, or a full 17 points lower than the average of −27 for the other states in the bottom ten. [138]
2024 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary. [1] 2024 West Virginia Republican presidential primary [2] September 27 – Hurricane Helene causes heavy rainfall across the state, with flooding affecting areas in Fayette and Mercer Counties. [3] November 5 – 2024 United States presidential election in West Virginia [4]
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A bomb cyclone off the Pacific Northwest coast on the afternoon of November 19, 2024. The 2024–25 winter season opened with a significant blizzard affecting the Rocky Mountains in early November, described by the Weather Prediction Center (WPC) as historic, [5] with up to 3 feet (36 in; 91 cm).
West Virginia is the 10th-smallest state by area and ranks as the 12th-least populous state, with a population of 1,769,979 residents. The capital and most populous city is Charleston with a population of 49,055. West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, and was a key border state during the American Civil War.
For example, based on projections made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and results from the United Kingdom Hadley Centre’s climate model , a model that accounts for both greenhouse gases and aerosols, by 2100 temperatures in West Virginia could increase by 3 °F (1.7 °C) in winter, spring, and summer (with a range of 1–6 ...
Harvey's storm total rainfall is the most recorded within the United States. [120] [121] Harvey's extremely heavy rainfall produced catastrophic flooding across much of southeastern Texas; particularly in and around the Houston metropolitan area, where accumulations exceeded 40 in (1,000 mm) over a four-day period. [120]