West Virginia, 2007

Flood in West Virginia, February 25 to 26, 2007

February 25 to 26, 2007 · NWS PBZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The combination of warming temperatures and rainfall caused ice to move and jam in creeks in Belmont county OH and Marshall county WV.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

The combination of warming temperatures and rainfall caused ice to move and jam in creeks in Belmont county OH and Marshall county WV.

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 Feb 25, 2:55 AM EST, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 2:55 AM EST, 3 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
255 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
CURRENT ADVISORIES AND WARNING APPEAR TO BE ON TRACK AND WILL
LEAVE AS IS WITH MORNING PACKAGE. TIMING OF CHANGEOVER WILL BE THE
TOUCH CALL AND IF EARLIER THAN CURRENT WILL BE EASIER TO CANCEL AS
NEEDED THAN TRY AND PIN DOWN EXACT TIMING. STILL FREEZING RAIN AT
ZZV WITH DEW POINT NEARING FREEZING AND A MIX AT MGW. WET BULBING
APPEARS TO BE SLOWING WARMING SOMEWHAT SO LATER TIMING FOR
PITTSBURGH AREA AND RIDGES/NRN TIER STILL LOOKS GOOD. AFTER CHANGE
TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON COLD ADVECTION WILL CHANGE PRECIP BACK TO
ALL SNOW WITH LESS THAN AN INCH EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS FOR THE MOST PART MONDAY WITH NO ACCUMULATION.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
VERY LITTLE CHANGE TO EXTENDED FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST. UPPER
LEVEL LOW WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT. THIS WILL PROVIDE ENOUGH INSTABILITY TO KEEP SNOW SHOWERS
AROUND THROUGH THE PERIOD. AFTER A BREAK IN THE SHOWERS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT ANOTHER SYSTEM PUSHES INTO THE REGION BRINGING
MORE PRECIPITATION ON THURSDAY. THIS SHOULD START AS ALL RAIN AND
CHANGE TO SNOW BY FRIDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /08Z-06Z/...
SURFACE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST FROM THE MIDWEST INTO
THE LOWER GREAT LAKES BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. MIXTURE OF FREEZING
RAIN...ICE PELLETS AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS
THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. MVFR CONDITIONS WILL
PUSH NORTHEAST EARLY THIS MORNING AND REACH THE NORTHERN TERMINALS
BY AROUND 12Z. CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO OCCASIONALLY LOWER TO IFR
AFTER 15Z.

&&

.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...ICE STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS
     EVENING FOR MDZ001.

OH...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     OHZ039>041-049-050.

     FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR OHZ048-
     057>059-068-069.

PA...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     PAZ020-021-029-031.

     ICE STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS
     EVENING FOR PAZ007>009-013>016-022-023-030-032.

WV...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     WVZ001>003-023-041.

     FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR WVZ004-
     012-021-022.

&&

10/10/14/

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
February 25, 6:20 AM EST to February 26, 8:15 AM EST
Where
Marshall County, 2 mi SE of Moundsville to 4 mi SE of Moundsville
Cause
Ice Jam
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
39.900, -80.703

An ice jam on Big Grave Creek caused flooding on Big Grave Creek Road with water into some yards in homes nearby.

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

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 14376.