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Heavy Rain — Mason, West Virginia
January 30, 2013 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 50 year old woman drowned, while attempting to walk across a swollen small stream, called Beech Fork. It was dark, around 2100E. She was going to work at a juvenile center. She had to cross the stream to get to her vehicle. She had left her vehicle on higher ground, knowing the stream would be flowing above normal levels. Apparently, the force of the water was too much and carried her away. Her body was found 6 hours later about 100 yards from her home.
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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.