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Event Details:
| Event | Flood |
| State | WEST VIRGINIA |
| County/Area | GILMER |
| WFO | RLX |
| Report Source | GENERAL PUBLIC |
| NCEI Data Source | PDS |
| Begin Date | 2003-05-10 10:00 EST |
| End Date | 2003-05-11 10:00 EST |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 300K |
| Crop Damage | |
| Episode Narrative | Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms formed, along and south a warm frontal boundary. Flooding, gusty winds, hail, and even a funnel cloud were observed. The heaviest rains fell across the upper reaches of the Little Kanawha River basin in central West Virginia, on east, into the central mountains of Webster County. Rains of 1.5 to 3 inches fell from early on the 10th into the evening hours. The upper limit of the rain fell between Sutton and Cowen. One to 2 inches of rain fell in 3 hours during the morning of the 10th across portions of Braxton and Webster Counties. Along Laurel Creek in the Erbacon vicinity of Webster County, an American Red Cross survey found 1 single family home damaged. Two mobile homes had major damage. One post office building had 13 to 15 inches of water inside. In Bolair, a pawn shop and one single family home had major damage from a clogged stream. In the town of Webster Springs, many basements were flooded from runoff. The hospital also had flooding. In Braxton County, about 25 homes were affected in the Little Birch vicinity. In Randolph County, water was over the roads around Valley Head. Later, the Little Kanawha River crested just below 27 feet at Glenville on the morning of the 11th. That is nearly 4 feet above their flood stage. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.162M | 0.00K | |||||||
| BUFFALO | PUTNAM CO. | WV | 05/10/2003 | 02:40 | EST | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CALHOUN (ZONE) | CALHOUN (ZONE) | WV | 05/10/2003 | 10:00 | EST | Flood | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 0.00K | |
| RANDOLPH (ZONE) | RANDOLPH (ZONE) | WV | 05/10/2003 | 10:00 | EST | Flood | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K | |
| BRAXTON (ZONE) | BRAXTON (ZONE) | WV | 05/10/2003 | 10:00 | EST | Flood | 0 | 0 | 250.00K | 0.00K | |
| UPSHUR (ZONE) | UPSHUR (ZONE) | WV | 05/10/2003 | 10:00 | EST | Flood | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K | |
| WEBSTER (ZONE) | WEBSTER (ZONE) | WV | 05/10/2003 | 10:00 | EST | Flood | 0 | 0 | 400.00K | 0.00K | |
| GILMER (ZONE) | GILMER (ZONE) | WV | 05/10/2003 | 10:00 | EST | Flood | 0 | 0 | 300.00K | 0.00K | |
| HUNTINGTON | CABELL CO. | WV | 05/10/2003 | 12:40 | EST | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| COUNTYWIDE | CALHOUN CO. | WV | 05/10/2003 | 12:55 | EST | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| FT GAY | WAYNE CO. | WV | 05/10/2003 | 13:28 | EST | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| TROY | GILMER CO. | WV | 05/10/2003 | 13:40 | EST | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| WILSIE | BRAXTON CO. | WV | 05/10/2003 | 13:40 | EST | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| HOLDEN | LOGAN CO. | WV | 05/10/2003 | 13:55 | EST | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CORA | LOGAN CO. | WV | 05/10/2003 | 14:05 | EST | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LENORE | MINGO CO. | WV | 05/10/2003 | 14:10 | EST | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| AMHERSTDALE | LOGAN CO. | WV | 05/10/2003 | 14:20 | EST | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CYCLONE | WYOMING CO. | WV | 05/10/2003 | 14:35 | EST | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| GLEN DANIEL | RALEIGH CO. | WV | 05/10/2003 | 14:45 | EST | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LESTER | RALEIGH CO. | WV | 05/10/2003 | 14:50 | EST | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SOPHIA | RALEIGH CO. | WV | 05/10/2003 | 15:05 | EST | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CRAB ORCHARD | RALEIGH CO. | WV | 05/10/2003 | 15:15 | EST | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HUNTINGTON | CABELL CO. | WV | 05/10/2003 | 18:10 | EST | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HUNTINGTON | CABELL CO. | WV | 05/10/2003 | 18:10 | EST | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.162M | 0.00K |
