Flash Flood, Braxton
- When
- July 19, 4:30 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Braxton County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 38.700, -80.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in West Virginia, July 19, 1996
5 to 3 inches of rain. Widespread, butmostly minor, flash flooding occurred across the 6 countyregion.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 RLX wrote it up.
After 1 to 2 inches of rain on the afternoon and eveningof the 18th, another round of thunderstorms during the morningof the 19th, dumped 1.5 to 3 inches of rain. Widespread, butmostly minor, flash flooding occurred across the 6 countyregion. Kumbrabow State Forest had a 2 day rain total of5.4 inches. The following are just some of the numerousflood reports. Leading Creek flooded Route 219 in RandolphCounty. Evacuations took place in Ellamore as Middle Forkoverflowed in Upshur County. Barbour County officials reportednumerous roads blocked around Elk City. Water was in severalbasements throughout Barbour County. Middle Island Creekflooded in Tyler County.
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:28 UTC.
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
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- Flash Flood in Kentucky, July 19, 1996
More
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5565065.