Flood, Harrison
- When
- May 4, 4:00 AM EST to May 5, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 39.284, -80.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in West Virginia, May 4 to 5, 1996
A rapid rise on the West Fork River occurred during thepredawn hours, cresting around 16 feet at Clarksburg, or3 feet over flood stage. Minor flooding occurred in thelowest areas along the river.
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
- $50,000
- 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.
A rapid rise on the West Fork River occurred during thepredawn hours, cresting around 16 feet at Clarksburg, or3 feet over flood stage. Minor flooding occurred in thelowest areas along the river.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Ohio, May 4, 1996
- Hail in Florida, May 4, 1996
- Hail in Florida, May 4, 1996
- Tornado in Ohio, May 4, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, May 4, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, May 4 to 5, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 4, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 4, 1996
- Hail in Missouri, May 4, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, May 4 to 5, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 4, 1996
- Tornado in Ohio, May 4, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5555075.