Rainfall accumulations across West Virginia from 8:00 a.m. on June 23 to 8:00 a.m. on June 24 (12:00–12:00 UTC)
Date
June 23–24, 2016
Location
West Virginia and Virginia, United States
Deaths
At least 23[1]
Property damage
$1.1 billion (2016 USD)[2]
On June 23, 2016, a flood hit areas of the U.S. state of West Virginia and nearby parts of Virginia, resulting in 23 deaths. The flooding was the result of 8 to 10 inches (200 to 250 mm) of rain falling over a period of 12 hours, resulting in a flood that was among the deadliest in West Virginia history.[3] It is also the deadliest flash flood event in the United States since the 2010 Tennessee floods.[4]
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^"Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters: Events". NOAA. February 2022. Archived from the original on December 25, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
^Kite, J. Steven (August 17, 2016). "Deadliest Floods in West Virginia History, Ranked by Fatalities" (PDF).
^Sterling, John; Fawzy, Farida; Imam, Jarim (June 25, 2016). "At least 26 dead in West Virginia flooding". CNN. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
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