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Event Details
| Event | Flash Flood |
| -- Flood Cause | Heavy Rain |
| State | WEST VIRGINIA |
| County/Area | PRESTON |
| WFO | PBZ |
| Begin Date | 02/29/2012 18:00:00 EST-5 |
| Begin Range | 1 |
| Begin Azimuth | S |
| Begin Location | FOREMAN ARPT |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 39.46/-79.55 |
| End Date | 02/29/2012 19:30:00 EST-5 |
| End Range | 1 |
| End Azimuth | W |
| End Location | TERRA ALTA |
| End Lat/Lon | 39.45/-79.57 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 20.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain developed in the warm sector along the Mason-Dixon line in the afternoon on the 29th. These showers continued to train over parts of Marion, Monongalia, and Preston counties in West Virginia as well as Garrett County in Maryland. Two to three inches of rain were reported within only a few hours in addition to the rain from earlier in the day with the passage of the warm front. Roads were made impassable by fast moving floodwaters and mudslides. Approximately 260 homes and businesses were impacted in Marion, Monongalia, and Preston counties combined. Estimated damage to public property, Marion $557,000, Monongalia $518,00, and Preston $855,000. |
| Event Narrative | Public submitted photo via social media that shows flooded roadways in Terra Alta. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 785.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| BARRACKVILLE | MARION CO. | WV | 02/29/2012 | 16:40 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 350.00K | 0.00K | |
| MEADOWDALE | MARION CO. | WV | 02/29/2012 | 16:45 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 350.00K | 0.00K | |
| PRESTON (ZONE) | PRESTON (ZONE) | WV | 02/29/2012 | 17:30 | EST-5 | Landslide | 0 | 0 | 30.00K | 0.00K | |
| FOREMAN ARPT | PRESTON CO. | WV | 02/29/2012 | 17:30 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K | |
| FAIRMONT | MARION CO. | WV | 02/29/2012 | 17:35 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| FOREMAN ARPT | PRESTON CO. | WV | 02/29/2012 | 18:00 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K | |
| FAIRMONT | MARION CO. | WV | 02/29/2012 | 18:03 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 785.00K | 0.00K |
