Heavy Rain, Harrison
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.284, -80.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in West Virginia, May 1 to 31, 1996
Many locations within the 6 county region had over 10 inchesof rain for the month. 75 inches was thewettest month this century for that community.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
Many locations within the 6 county region had over 10 inchesof rain for the month. At Elkins, the 15.75 inches was thewettest month this century for that community. The mostreported from preliminary reports was 16.75 inches atGlady. Belington had nearly 15 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Taylor
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Taylor forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.336, -80.046 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Upshur
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Upshur forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.898, -80.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Barbour
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Barbour forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -80.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Pocahontas
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Pocahontas forecast zone
Heavy Rain, Randolph
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Randolph forecast zone
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Cold in Iowa, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Drought in Louisiana, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Tornado in Ohio, May 1, 1996
- Wildfire in California, May 1 to 3, 1996
- Flooding in Indiana, May 1 to 26, 1996
- Flooding in Illinois, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Flooding in Indiana, May 1 to 20, 1996
- Flood in Illinois, May 1 to 26, 1996
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, May 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5555703, 5555704, 5555705, 5555706, 5555707, 5555708.