Flash Flood, Mineral
- When
- August 12, 9:45 PM EST to 10:45 PM EST
- Where
- Mineral County, Extreme N Portion
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 39.415, -78.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in West Virginia, August 12, 1996
Nearly 3 1/2 inches of rain fell onto saturated ground in Keyser and environs, bringing the New Creek just out of its banks. Federal highway 220 had 6 inches of water over the top; several other roads were also covered by water.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
Nearly 3 1/2 inches of rain fell onto saturated ground in Keyser and environs, bringing the New Creek just out of its banks. Federal highway 220 had 6 inches of water over the top; several other roads were also covered by water. A few homes were reportedly surrounded by high water along Cabin Run east of Keyser.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, August 12, 1996
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, August 12, 1996
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, August 12, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, August 12, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 12, 1996
- Heavy Rain in New Jersey, August 12 to 13, 1996
- Flood in Florida, August 12, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 12, 1996
- Rip Current in Florida, August 12, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Texas, August 12, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Texas, August 12, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Maryland, August 12 to 13, 1996
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, August 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5568065.