Heavy Rain, Lewis
- When
- February 15, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lewis County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.996, -80.502 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in West Virginia, February 15, 2001
5 inches fell. This caused swollen streams and strong rises on headwater rivers.
Where it happened
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.
- 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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS RLX wrote it up.
Rains of 1 to 1.5 inches fell. This caused swollen streams and strong rises on headwater rivers. The most rain by dawn was 1.6 inches from Kumbrabow State Forest. Due to the previous dry pattern and lack of snow melt, no flooding occurred.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Randolph
- When
- February 15, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Randolph County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.775, -79.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Upshur
- When
- February 15, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Upshur County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Montana, February 15, 2001
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Texas, February 15 to 16, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, February 15, 2001
- Blizzard in Alaska, February 15, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 15 to 16, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 15 to 16, 2001
- Winter Weather in Texas, February 15 to 16, 2001
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 15, 2001
- Hail in Texas, February 15, 2001
- Hail in Texas, February 15, 2001
- Winter Storm in Idaho, February 15, 2001
- Hail in Texas, February 15, 2001
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, February 2001
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: 5229243, 5229244, 5229245.