COSEE Ocean Systems: News
'Thousand-year' downpour led to deadly West Virginia floods
Description: A tremendous amount of rain fell across central and southern West Virginia and western Virginia during the third week of June. With nowhere to go but into local waterways, many streams, creeks and rivers turned into raging torrents, washing away anything in their paths. The flash floods killed at least 23 people making the event the third deadliest flood in West Virginia history. [Source: NOAA Climate.gov]
URL: https://www.climate.gov/news-features/event-tracker/thousand-year-downpour-led-deadly-west-virginia-floods
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Source: NOAA Climate.gov
Publish Date: 7/8/2016
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