West Virginia, 1998Flash Flooding in West Virginia, June 27 to 30, 1998
June 27 to 30, 1998 · NWS PBZ · 5 events in 1 county or zone
5 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- $10 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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, Wetzel
- When
- June 27, 8:30 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wetzel County, Hundred
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.605, -80.639 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm rains produced minor flooding and a few mudslides on US Route 250.
Flash Flood, Wetzel
- When
- June 28, 9:00 PM EST to June 29, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wetzel County, New Martinsville
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.605, -80.639 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms with torrential rainfall caused several mudslides across the New Martinsville area, along with flooding on Fish Creek.
Flash Flood, Wetzel
- When
- June 28, 9:45 PM EST to June 29, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wetzel County, Jacksonburg
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.605, -80.639 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Buffalo Run Creek rose out of its banks and onto local roads. A total of 20 families were evacuated from the area.
Flash Flood, Wetzel
- When
- June 29, 12:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wetzel County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.605, -80.639 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
More thunderstorm rains forced North and South Fork Creeks out of their banks. Flooding was reported near Pine Grove along the North Fork. The Jacksonburg and Smithfield areas also reported flooding. A mudslide in Hundred caused part of a house foundation to slide down a hill.
Flash Flood, Wetzel
- When
- June 30, 3:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wetzel County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10 million
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.605, -80.639 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Another round of thunderstorms caused the North Fork of Fishing Creek to rise out of its banks, causing widespread basement flooding in the Pine Grove area. This was the last in a series of thunderstorm rains that moved across the county from the 27th through the 30th of June. The flash flooding associated with these storms damaged a total of 81 houses across the county, with one house completely destroyed. Flood water also washed 20 county bridges away from their supports. Many county roads were also closed due to the flood waters.
- 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.
- Flash Flood in Ohio, June 27 to 30, 19985 deaths · $20 million · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, June 27 to 30, 19982 deaths · 1 injured · $19 million · 63 kt wind · 65 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, June 27 to 30, 19982 deaths · $21 million · 1 in hail · 22 events
- Tornado in Ohio, June 27, 19981 death · 1 injured · $75,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in New Hampshire, June 27, 19981 death · 1 injured · $1.5 million · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Iowa, June 27 to 28, 1998$1.3 million · F2 · 39 events
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Minnesota, June 27, 1998$11 million · 1.75 in hail · 37 events
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 27 to 30, 1998$24 million · 3 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Wisconsin, June 27 to 28, 1998$4.1 million · 88 kt wind · 37 events
- Heat in Tennessee, June 27, 19981 death · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 27 to 30, 1998$15 million · 2 events
- Flash Flood in New York, June 27, 1998$7.0 million · 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: 5668785, 5668786, 5668787, 5668788, 5668789.