McDowell County confirms 3 dead in Southern West Virginia floods
5 days ago · Gov. Patrick Morrisey (left), Brig. Gen. Jim Seward, adjutant general of the West Virginia National Guard, and a West Virginia State Police trooper from Morrisey’s security detail tour flood ...
One dead, several missing after ‘devastating’ floods hit WV’s …
6 days ago · At least one person is dead following severe flooding in West Virginia’s southern coalfields over the weekend. In a news briefing Monday, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said officials were working to contact the family of the deceased before sharing any information on their identity or the circumstances of the fatality with the public.
River flooding proves to be driving force in southern WV …
6 days ago · The 1977 flood hit the Tug Valley area of West Virginia, as well as counties in Kentucky and Tennessee. Around 2,000 homes were lost, and many businesses in the area were lost.
Gov. Morrisey gives update on West Virginia flooding
4 days ago · CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey is scheduled to give an update on flooding that has resulted in three confirmed deaths. Three people have been confirmed dead as a result of flooding, including a two-year-old boy. According to the West Virginia State Police, Donald and Debby Griffin, both 69 and from Welch, […]
WV flooding: Boone, Mingo, Logan weather in West Virginia
Feb 16, 2025 · Many counties in the southern West Virginia coalfields were hit with a historic flooding event over the weekend. The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings for most of the area ...
Gov. Morrisey: death toll from Southern West Virginia flooding …
5 days ago · The request is for 13 counties throughout central and southern West Virginia affected by “heavy rains, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides, and mudslides.”
PHOTOS: Flooding causes damage to roads, buildings in southern …
Feb 16, 2025 · A State of Preparedness was already in effect for all 55 West Virginia Counties as the National Weather Service issued Flash Flood Warnings, Flood Watches and Flood Warnings across the state. Photo of an unspecified location in southern West Virginia (Photo Courtesy of Ray Toler with the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Department)
More deaths confirmed in West Virginia flooding | WOWK 13 News
6 days ago · UPDATE (3:56 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18): McDowell County Commissioner Michael Brooks tells Nexstar’s WVNS that a third person has died as a result of flooding over the weekend. Their identity has not been released at this time. CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — More deaths are being confirmed after ...
Governor Patrick Morrisey Declares State of Emergency in 10 …
Feb 15, 2025 · CHARLESTON, WV – Governor Patrick Morrisey has declared a State of Emergency amid heavy rains and flooding in Cabell, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Logan, Mercer, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh, Summers, and Wyoming Counties. Governor Morrisey is urging all West Virginians to be vigilant and use caution as other parts of …
Life-threatening flooding in West Virginia leads to numerous …
Feb 6, 2025 · This photo shows city and county officials in Huntington, West Virginia, as flooding is reported across the region on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (City of Huntington, WV/Facebook) Several inches of rain fell in a short period of time in many locations. Forecasters said at least 3.3 inches of rain fell in Huntington overnight into Thursday morning.