Heavy Rain, Webster
- When
- September 28, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Webster County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 38.495, -80.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in West Virginia, September 28, 1997
5 inches were widespread in a 12 hour period. 5 to 3 inches of rain was measured in parts of Barbour and Upshur Counties.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
- 10
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.
Rains of 1.5 to 2.5 inches were widespread in a 12 hour period. A maximum of 2.5 to 3 inches of rain was measured in parts of Barbour and Upshur Counties. The ground was very dry prior to the rain. No significant flooding occurred. Minor overflow was reported along Elk Creek in Barbour County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Barbour
- When
- September 28, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Barbour County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -80.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Calhoun
- When
- September 28, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Calhoun County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 38.845, -81.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Gilmer
- When
- September 28, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gilmer County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 38.924, -80.857 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Harrison
- When
- September 28, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 39.284, -80.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Lewis
- When
- September 28, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lewis County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 38.996, -80.502 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Pocahontas
- When
- September 28, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pocahontas County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 38.332, -80.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Randolph
- When
- September 28, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Randolph County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 38.775, -79.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Taylor
- When
- September 28, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Taylor County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 39.336, -80.046 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Upshur
- When
- September 28, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Upshur County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 38.898, -80.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
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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: 5614096, 5615768, 5615769, 5615770, 5615771, 5615772, 5615773, 5615774, 5615775, 5615776.