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Between July 26 and August 1, 2022, widespread and catastrophic flooding swept through portions of eastern Kentucky, southwestern Virginia, and southern West Virginia. 45 people died from the floods. Entire homes and parts of some communities were swept away by flood waters, leading to costly damage to infrastructure in the region.
Flooding on July 26 impacted parts of southwestern West Virginia. In Mingo County, the Gilbert Creek area along the Kentucky/Virginia/West Virginia border had several homes impacted and several bridges washed out, limiting access to some areas. [43] [44] More flooding occurred in nearby McDowell County as well, in
Severe flooding caused an “extensive amount of damage” to parts of West Virginia, prompting the Governor to declare a State of Emergency on August 15.This footage, filmed by Joey Crist, shows ...
2022 Flood: 44 $1.2 billion (Kentucky and Missouri only) [3] July–August 2022 United States floods: Greater St. Louis, Central Appalachia, Southern and Southwestern United States 2022 Flood: 1 $29 million 2022 Montana floods: Montana: 2022 Tornado outbreak: 3 $1.3 billion Tornado outbreak of April 4–7, 2022
"The potential exists for an event similar to the excessive rainfall and flooding that occurred around St. Louis Tuesday morning to develop across areas from Kentucky to southern West Virginia on ...
While nearly 4 inches of rain caused flooding in Charleston, West Virginia, almost 5 inches of rain prompted flooding in the city of the same name in another state -- Charleston, South Carolina.
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] It is also the deadliest flash flood event in the United States since the 2010 Tennessee floods .
Heavy rain across the Southeast from the end of February into the start of March led to rapidly rising rivers in parts of West Virginia, submerging homes, roads and vehicles.