Flash Flooding in West Virginia, June 28 to 30, 1998

Name: Flash Flooding in West Virginia, June 28 to 30, 1998
Start: 1998-06-28T22:00
End: 1998-06-30T10:00
Location: West Virginia

June 28 to 30, 1998 · NWS PBZ · 2 events in 1 county or zone

2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $5.0 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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.

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 114 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:57 UTC.

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Event by event

2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Marion

When: June 28, 10:00 PM EST to June 29, 3:00 AM EST
Where: Marion County, Countywide
Property damage: $5.0 million
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.510, -80.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Torrential thunderstorm rains created widespread flash flooding across the county as numerous roads were closed. Several evacuations were required in the city of Bingamon, but the majority of problems were reported in the Mannington area. Flooding damaged 100 homes in Mannington, with around three feet of water reported in some of the city streets.

Flash Flood, Marion

When: June 30, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where: Marion County, Four States
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.510, -80.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another wave of thunderstorm rains forced Teverbaugh Creek of of its banks, flooding the Four States area. Basement flooding was reported, with one car flooded in its garage. Water and mud forced several roads across the area to close.

What these are

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in West Virginia in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in West Virginia, June 1998

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: 5668790, 5668791.