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Flash Flood — Wetzel, West Virginia
June 30, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Another round of thunderstorms caused the North Fork of Fishing Creek to rise out of its banks, causing widespread basement flooding in the Pine Grove area. This was the last in a series of thunderstorm rains that moved across the county from the 27th through the 30th of June. The flash flooding associated with these storms damaged a total of 81 houses across the county, with one house completely destroyed. Flood water also washed 20 county bridges away from their supports. Many county roads were also closed due to the flood waters.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.