Flood, Marion
- When
- January 5, 10:25 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Marion forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.467, -80.833
By 1025 AM on 5th, Rivesville Creek flooded Rte 19 north of Rivesville. Buffalo Creek overflowed near Mannington; and Paw Paw Creek flooded.
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The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.
By 1025 AM on 5th, Rivesville Creek flooded Rte 19 north of Rivesville. Buffalo Creek overflowed near Mannington; and Paw Paw Creek flooded.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 4, 2:45 PM EST, 19 hours 40 minutes earlier.
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