West Virginia, 1998Flash Flooding in West Virginia, January 9, 1998
January 9, 1998 · NWS PBZ · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
3 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Flash Flood, Hancock
- When
- January 9, 2:00 AM EST to 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hancock County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.522, -80.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several mudslides and rockslides were reported following heavy thunderstorm rains. Several roads were flooded.
Flash Flood, Brooke
- When
- January 9, 2:00 AM EST to 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Brooke County, Bethany
- Coordinates
- 40.274, -80.576 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several roads were flooded in Bethany.
Flash Flood, Ohio
- When
- January 9, 2:00 AM EST to 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ohio County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.097, -80.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Roads were flooded throughout the county. Some mud and rockslides were also reported. Peter's Run was out of its banks and onto Peter's Run Road.
- 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.
- Tornado in West Virginia, January 9, 1998$75,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, January 9, 1998$65,000 · 4 events
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, January 9, 1998$50,000 · 2 events
- Flood in Pennsylvania, January 9 to 10, 1998$50,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Ohio, January 9 to 12, 1998$50,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in California, January 9, 19981 injured · F1 · 1 event
- Flood in New York, January 9 to 13, 1998$25,000 · 1 event
- Flood in New York, January 9 to 11, 1998$25,000 · 1 event
- Dense Fog in New York, January 9, 19982 injured · 1 event
- Winter Weather in California, January 9 to 10, 199817 events
- Ice Storm in Massachusetts, January 9, 1998$20,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, January 9, 1998$20,000 · 1 event
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: 5638371, 5638372, 5638514.