West Virginia, 2024Flash Flooding in West Virginia, September 26, 2024
September 26, 2024 · NWS RNK · 2 events in 1 county or zone
An upper level low was situated in the vicinity of western Tennessee, while a strong upper ridge was positioned over the southeast coast, which helped to steer Hurricane Helene into the Florida Big Bend during the evening of September 26. Ahead of Helene, the Predecessor Rainfall Event (PRE) that developed on the 25th continued to intensify as upper level areas of low pressure rotating around…
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $125,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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An upper level low was situated in the vicinity of western Tennessee, while a strong upper ridge was positioned over the southeast coast, which helped to steer Hurricane Helene into the Florida Big Bend during the evening of September 26. Ahead of Helene, the Predecessor Rainfall Event (PRE) that developed on the 25th continued to intensify as upper level areas of low pressure rotating around the upper low continued drawing deep tropical moisture from the Carolina coastal region, which supported nearly continual waves of showers and storms over southeast West Virginia through the day. Through the 26th, rivers and creeks began to rise as four to eight inches of rain fell through the day mainly along and west of the Interstate 77 corridor.
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 Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 26, 3:23 AM EST, 5 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 26, 3:23 AM EST, 5 hours 37 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 26, 3:32 AM EST, 5 hours 28 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
432 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024
NCZ003-VAZ007-009>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042-044-270845-
Surry-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Carroll-
Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-
Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Mercer-Monroe-
432 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,
central Virginia, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia, west
central Virginia and southeast West Virginia.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.
Flood Watch.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.
Flood Watch.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
NCZ004-005-020-VAZ043-270845-
Stokes-Rockingham-Yadkin-Henry-
432 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,
northwest North Carolina and south central Virginia.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
Heavy rain associated with Hurricane Helene could result in isolated
flooding Friday.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
NCZ006-VAZ044>047-058-059-WVZ043-507-508-270845-
Caswell-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-
Charlotte-Summers-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
432 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,
central Virginia, south central Virginia and southeast West
Virginia.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
Heavy rain associated with Hurricane Helene could result in areas of
flooding Friday.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
NCZ001-002-018-019-VAZ015-270845-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Wilkes-Grayson-
432 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina and
southwest Virginia.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.
Flood Watch.
Wind gusts at higher elevations could reach 35 to 45 mph on tonight
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.
Flood Watch.
Wind gusts at higher elevations could reach 35 to 45 mph Friday.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation may be needed.
RCS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 26, 3:37 AM EST, 5 hours 23 minutes before
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</html>Flash Flood, Mercer
- When
- September 26, 9:00 AM EST to 12:30 PM EST
- Where
- Mercer County, 0.53 mi W of Princeton to 0.54 mi W of Princeton
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 37.369, -81.110
The Mercer County 911 Center reports that Sparkles Road was washed out forming a deep trench and exposing a gas line. No injuries were reported, but an elderly resident need assistance to leave his home in the direct area due to the flooding. The damage estimate is the estimated cost of repairing the road.
Flash Flood, Mercer
- When
- September 26, 9:15 AM EST to 11:30 AM EST
- Where
- Mercer County, 0.68 mi ESE of Sandlick to 0.45 mi ENE of Littlesburg
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 37.326, -81.209
The Mercer County 911 Center reported that a home was flooded along the 7000 block of New Hope Road, with both lanes of the road also flooded. The water, likely from a tributary of Brush Creek rising out of its banks, was reported to be more than 6 inches deep across the road. No damage was reported to the road. The damage estimate is flood damage to the home. A little over 5 inches of rain had fallen across the local area in the 24 hours ending 11 am EDT.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in South Carolina, September 26 to 27, 202421 deaths · $306 million · EF1 · 33 events
- Hurricane and Tornado in Georgia, September 26 to 27, 20246 deaths · 5 injured · $341,000 · EF1 · 103 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Virginia, September 26 to 30, 20244 deaths · 6 injured · $276 million · EF2 · 46 events
- Hurricane and Tornado in Georgia, September 26 to 28, 20245 deaths · 1 injured · EF0 · 19 events
- Tropical Storm in Georgia, September 26 to 27, 20244 deaths · 1 injured · 16 events
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, September 26 to 30, 20244 deaths · 3 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Virginia, September 26 to 27, 2024$120 million · 70 kt wind · 11 events
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Florida, September 26 to 27, 20241 death · 1 injured · 29 events
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in South Carolina, September 26 to 27, 2024$10 million · EF1 · 19 events
- Tropical Storm in Florida, September 26 to 27, 2024$650,000 · 20 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in South Carolina, September 26, 2024$20,000 · EF1 · 14 events
- Tornado and Flash Flood in North Carolina, September 26, 2024$15,000 · EF1 · 2 events
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: 1219035, 1219033.