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Heavy Rain — Fayette, West Virginia
May 27, 2000 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Fayette
Event narrative (NOAA)
Rains of 1 to 1.5 inches fell during the daylight hours on this Saturday. A flash flood watch was in effect, but no flooding occurred. Between 1700 and 1730 E, a 6 year old girl drowned after falling into a swollen culvert near her home in Montgomery Heights. She was swept through a drainage pipe and into the Kanawha River.
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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.