West Virginia, 2024

Drought in West Virginia, July 9 to 31, 2024

July 9 to 31, 2024 · NWS PBZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Dry conditions over the eastern panhandle of West Virginia let to gradual deterioration in drought conditions. Moderate (D1) to Severe (D2) drought was expanded into Tucker county, WV at the start of July and deteriorated further to Extreme drought (D3) by the middle of the month.

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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.

Dry conditions over the eastern panhandle of West Virginia let to gradual deterioration in drought conditions. Moderate (D1) to Severe (D2) drought was expanded into Tucker county, WV at the start of July and deteriorated further to Extreme drought (D3) by the middle of the month. By July 16th, severe drought was expanded to include the northern panhandle of WV including portions of Wetzel, Marshall, and Ohio counties.

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Event by event

1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Western Tucker

When
July 9, 7:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Western Tucker forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
39.114, -79.565 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe Drought was expanded to western Tucker county on July 9th and deteriorated further to Extreme Drought on July 16th. Some improvement occurred at the beginning of August due to beneficial rainfall and D2 conditions returned August 13th until August 27th when conditions were deteriorated back to D3.

What these are

Drought
A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1206861.