Thunderstorms continued to move across Guernsey county on the 27th, bringing widespread flooding to the entire county. The town of Byesville was especially hard hit, as two cars were swept off the road in on the evening of the 27th, but both drivers were rescued.
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The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.
Thunderstorms continued to move across Guernsey county on the 27th, bringing widespread flooding to the entire county. The town of Byesville was especially hard hit, as two cars were swept off the road in on the evening of the 27th, but both drivers were rescued. Thunderstorms continued on the 28th, forcing the closure of many roads across the county. Major flooding was reported in the town of Cambridge, as 9.71 inches of rain were recorded by the Cambridge cooperative observer from June 26th through 29th. Wills Creek at Cambridge crested at 26.92 feet at 6 PM EDT on June 29th, 14 feet above flood stage and nearly 2.5 feet above the previous flood of record. This flooding forced the evacuation of 2000 people in Cambridge alone. Of the estimated total damage across the county, around $14 million was in agricultural damage alone.
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:00 UTC.
4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Runoff from thunderstorm rains covered Peters Creek Road with water.
Thunderstorm rains forced Brushy Fork Creek out of its banks, with flooding reported on US Route 22.
Widespread flash flooding reported in town of Birmingham, with residents using boats in streets.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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