West Virginia, 2023

Flood in West Virginia, January 3 to 4, 2023

January 3 to 4, 2023 · NWS RLX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A large upper level disturbance lumbered through West Virginia between January 3rd and 4th, leading to persistent rain showers across the Ohio River Valley. As rain continued to fall in northwest West Virginia, coupled with excessive rainfall from upstream, Middle Island Creek in Tyler County rose out of its banks.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$500
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

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A large upper level disturbance lumbered through West Virginia between January 3rd and 4th, leading to persistent rain showers across the Ohio River Valley. As rain continued to fall in northwest West Virginia, coupled with excessive rainfall from upstream, Middle Island Creek in Tyler County rose out of its banks. This led to minor flooding of adjacent fields and roadways near the creek.

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1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Tyler

When
January 3, 5:34 PM EST to January 4, 8:35 PM EST
Where
Tyler County, 0.48 mi N of Little to 0.28 mi N of Little
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$500
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
39.477, -81.001

Middle Island Creek in the town of Little rose above its 14 foot bankfull level on the evening of January 3rd. The creek crested at 14.29 feet an hour later and then returned to its banks twenty-four hours later. While out of its banks, Stewarts Run Road observed minor flooding as did the field adjacent to the creek.

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.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1065568.