Flood, Wetzel
- When
- January 11, 6:40 PM EST to January 12, 10:30 AM EST
- Where
- Wetzel forecast zone
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.605, -80.639 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in West Virginia, January 11 to 12, 2005
By 640 PM on 11th, Rte 2 was flooded in New Martinsville and CR 3 closed by flood at the intersection of Doolin Run Rd. By 7 PM, State Rtes 7 and 20 closed by flooding and mud slides near New Martinsville.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 PBZ wrote it up.
By 640 PM on 11th, Rte 2 was flooded in New Martinsville and CR 3 closed by flood at the intersection of Doolin Run Rd. By 7 PM, State Rtes 7 and 20 closed by flooding and mud slides near New Martinsville. As of 430 AM on 12th, Rte 20 was still flooded near Reader. A few mud slides continued through 10 AM on 12th.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Rain in California, January 11, 2005
- Winter Weather in Kansas, January 11, 2005
- Flooding in Nevada, January 11 to 12, 2005
- Flash Flood in California, January 11, 2005
- Flood in California, January 11 to 12, 2005
- Flooding in Ohio, January 11 to 14, 2005
- Flash Flood in California, January 11, 2005
- Flooding in Ohio, January 11 to 12, 2005
- Flash Flood in California, January 11, 2005
- Flash Flood in California, January 11, 2005
- Flash Flood in California, January 11, 2005
- Debris Flow in Colorado, January 11, 2005
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, January 2005
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: 5433212.