1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 13, 2:48 AM EST, 5 hours 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 348 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2002 ...TODAY AND TONIGHT... FRONT STRETCHING ACROSS SOUTHERN OHIO AT THIS HOUR. SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN KY AND SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF WV SLOWLY GAINING STEAM THIS MORNING. ONLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE SITUATED IN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN NE CWA. THESE TSTORMS ARE GIVING RADAR EST PRECIP AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES IN A COUPLE OF LOCATIONS SW OF ELKINS. WILL CLOSELY MONITOR TODAYS ACTIVITY FOR POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING CONCERNS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CUT DOWN TEMPS A DEGREE OR TWO FOR THIS AFTERNOON...CLOSER TO FWC GUIDANCE VALUES. OTHERWISE NOT TOO MANY CHANGES MADE TO PREVIOUS THINKING. FRIDAY ONTHROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY...... LARGE COMPLEX SYSTEM MORE TYPICAL OF THE ROCKIES. NEVER A WELL DEFINED COLD FROPA OR STRONG THERMAL ADV TERMS EITHER SIGN AS SYSTM REORGANIZES ALONG EAST COAST EVENTUALLY. NO STRONG LOW LEVEL S OR SW FEED NOTED EITHER. LARGE DIFFERENCES IN MAV/FWC POPS FOR FRI SEEMS TO BE EXPLAINED BY META SOLN...WHICH SUGGESTS...AFTER INITIAL FROPA FRI AM...THERE IS SOME RECOVERY ON SW FLO IN RESPONSE TO APPROACH OF UPPER SHORT. THIS AMNTS TO SECOND FROPA LATE FRI SRN PORTIONS OF CWA. WILL ADJ POPS AND WEATHER ACCORDINGLY WITH THE CHC FOR TSRA MTNS EARLY AND S LATE IN THE DAY INTO FRI EVE. SUFF INSTAB SHOWN ON NGM AND META THO NOT ON AVN...FEEL AVN SOLN A BIT OVERSIMPLIFIED WITH CLEAN COLD FRONT PASSAGE BY FRI AVN. NUMBERS/PACKAGE ONGOING/ISC IN REMARKABLE AGRMNT GIVEN COMPLEXITY OF PTTN AND DO NOT THINK I CUD IMPROVE ON THIS MUCH FOR SAME REASON. LONG RANGE MODELS CONT TO SUGGEST SOMETHING FOR TUES/TUES NT SO LVG POPS IN A INTRODUCED PRIOR DAY SHIFT. .RLX... WV...NONE. VA...NONE. KY...NONE. OH...NONE. .END/ KS/TRM
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Rains of 2 to 3 inches caused minor flooding in the Grafton to Webster vicinity. The most damage was caused by runoff, clogged culverts and basement drain backups. Thirteen homes were affected and 3 businesses. The Anna Jarvis Visitor Center also received water damage from Berkeley Run.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in West Virginia in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, June 2002
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: 5301570.