West Virginia, 2005

Flood in West Virginia, January 5 to 8, 2005

January 5 to 8, 2005 · NWS PBZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

By 10 AM on 5th, Middle and Big Grave Creeks flooded near Moundsville. A mud slide closed Rte 2 near Washington Lands.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$650,000
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 10 AM on 5th, Middle and Big Grave Creeks flooded near Moundsville. A mud slide closed Rte 2 near Washington Lands. By 945 PM on 5th, one road was flooded near Viola. By noon on 6th, parts of the three Grave Creeks remained flooded. On the Ohio River, Moundsville was above flood stage (37 ft), from 9 AM on 6th to 2 PM on 8th; it crested 43.9 ft 1030 AM on 7th. On the Ohio River, Powhatan Point was above flood stage (37 ft), from 1030 AM on 6th to 3 PM on 8th; it crested 42.7 1 PM on 7th. 28 homes and 12 business were damaged.

What forecasters said that day

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 5, 9:38 AM EST, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 9:38 AM EST, 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 5, 4:41 AM EST, 5 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
441 AM EST WED JAN 5 2005

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-
029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-060941-
ALLEGHENY PA-ARMSTRONG PA-BEAVER PA-BELMONT OH-BROOKE WV-BUTLER PA-
CARROLL OH-CLARION PA-COLUMBIANA OH-COSHOCTON OH-FAYETTE PA-
FOREST PA-GARRETT MD-GREENE PA-GUERNSEY OH-HANCOCK WV-HARRISON OH-
INDIANA PA-JEFFERSON PA-JEFFERSON OH-LAWRENCE PA-MARION WV-
MARSHALL WV-MERCER PA-MONONGALIA WV-MONROE OH-MUSKINGUM OH-NOBLE OH-
OHIO WV-PRESTON WV-TUCKER WV-TUSCARAWAS OH-VENANGO PA-WASHINGTON PA-
WESTMORELAND PA-WETZEL WV-
441 AM EST WED JAN 5 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND
GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA FOR A WINTRY MIX. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE
FREEZING RAIN. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE NORTH WILL BE SLOWLY FALLING
THROUGHOUT THE DAY CAUSING RAIN THAT WILL BE FALLING TO FREEZE AS IT
COMES IN CONTACT WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW 32 DEGREES. ALSO A FLOOD
WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY AS RAIN COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES INTO THE EARLY HOURS OF THURSDAY
FOR THE NORTHERN MOST PORTIONS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. FREEZING RAIN
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY.
THE FLOOD WATCH ALSO CONTINUES OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING AS RAIN
WILL CONTINUE TO FALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY AND OVERNIGHT.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 5, 4:03 AM EST, 5 hours 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
403 AM EST WED JAN 5 2005

OHZ039>041-051500-
CARROLL OH-COLUMBIANA OH-TUSCARAWAS OH-
403 AM EST WED JAN 5 2005

...FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE TODAY...

COLDER AIR IS SLOWLY PUSHING DOWN TOWARD THE AREA FROM THE NORTHEAST.
THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO STAY JUST TO THE NORTH OF
THE REGION. HOWEVER...A CHANGE IN THE POSITION OF THE STORM SYSTEM
AFFECTING THE AREA COULD ALLOW BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO MOVE
FURTHER TO THE SOUTH. IF THIS COLDER AIR MOVES IN LATER THIS MORNING
AND AFTERNOON...THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AS SURFACE
TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW 32 DEGREES. IT WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP
A CLOSE EYE ON AREA TEMPERATURES AND BE PREPARED IF COLDER AIR DOES
MOVE IN.

IF FREEZING RAIN DOES OCCUR...BE PREPARED FOR DETERIORATING DRIVING
CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS OR LOG ON TO
OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PBZ FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND
POSSIBLE ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS.
Local storm report, Jan 5, 9:50 AM EST, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
950 AM EST WED JAN 05 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0820 AM     FLOOD            5 SW WAYNESBURG         39.85N 80.25W
01/05/2005                   GREENE             PA   SKYWARN SPOTTER

            STEWARTS RUN CREEK OUT OF BANKS AND FLOODING FIELDS.

0900 AM     FLOOD            6 SE WAYNESBURG         39.84N 80.11W
01/05/2005                   GREENE             PA   SKYWARN SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS IN THE MT. MORRIS
            AREA.

0834 AM     FLOOD            CLARINGTON              39.78N 80.87W
01/05/2005                   MONROE             OH   SKYWARN SPOTTER

            OLD OHIO ROUTE 7 CLOSED. SECTIONS OF 6 POINTS ROAD,
            CLOUNTY ROAD 28, AND TOWNSHIP ROAD 8 CLOSED DUE TO
            STREAMS FLOWING OUT OF THEIR BANKS.

0845 AM     FLOOD            N ST. CLAIRSVILLE       40.08N 80.90W
01/05/2005                   BELMONT            OH   SKYWARN SPOTTER

            JUG RUN ROAD CLOSED DUE TO STREAM FLOODING JUST NORTH OF
            TOWN.

0945 AM     FLOOD            WAYNESBURG              39.90N 80.19W
01/05/2005                   GREENE             PA   SKYWARN SPOTTER

            PRUSLEY CREEK OUT OF ITS BANKS SOUTH OF WAYNESBURG. 10
            MNNILE CREEK OUT OF ITS BANKS IN TWO PLACES JUST WEST OF
            WAYNESBURG ABOVE THE DAM.

&&

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Marshall

When
January 5, 10:00 AM EST to January 8, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Marshall forecast zone
Property damage
$650,000
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.861, -80.663 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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

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: 5433206.