West Virginia, 2025

Flash Flood in West Virginia, July 20, 2025

July 20, 2025 · NWS PBZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A passing shortwave and remnant MCS outflow was enough to initiate some scattered afternoon showers and storms. 9 PWAT was sufficient for very localized flooding.

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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.

A passing shortwave and remnant MCS outflow was enough to initiate some scattered afternoon showers and storms. Impacts were not widespread, however training storms in an environment with 1000 J/kg MUCAPE and 1.7-1.9 PWAT was sufficient for very localized flooding.

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 35 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:54 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Brooke

When
July 20, 6:56 PM EST
Where
Brooke County, 0.87 mi SW of Weirton to 0.82 mi SW of Weirton
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
40.393, -80.594

Report of flooded roadway at intersection of Freedom Way and Main Street in Weirton.

What these are

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.

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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: 1278640.