Weather Events

• Floods on the Coal and Guyandotte Rivers

  1861 floods destroyed navigational aids

• 1861 flood in the Kanawha Valley

  Kanawha Valley was hit by its worst flood

• 1870 flood on Virginius Island

  A major flood hit Virginius Island, destroying most of the industrial establishments

• 1852 flood of The Jug

  George Gregg's mill destroyed by floods on the Jug of the Middle Island Creek

• 1877 flood of the James River Valley

  A severe flood hit the James River Valley severely damaging the canal system

• 1888 Cheat River flood

  A severe flood occurred in the West Fork and Monongahela River basins

• 1907 flooding on the Monongahela River

  Devasting flooding occurred on the Monongahela River

• 1936 flood

  A thaw followed by storms caused rivers to flood.

• 1996 Flood in Marlinton

  A major flood caused great damage to Marlinton

• July 1996 floods

  On July 19, more flooding occured in Hardy and Tucker counties

• 2002 flood

  On May 2, severe flooding hit southern West Virginia

• 2004 flood

  The Upper Ohio Valley flooded

• Flood of 1878

  A hurricane brought heavy rains to the state. Flooding occurred on the New, Greenbrier, Gauley, and Kanawha rivers.

• Fort Schuyler

  In 1781, Fort Schuyler was destroyed by flood and fire

• West Fork River

  In May of 1824, the slack water navigation system plans were damaged by a major flood

• 1996: Burnsville's largest recorded flood

  On August 1, Burnsville dam reached 52 percent of its storage capacity

• Buffalo Creek Flood

  On February 26, 1972, after three days of rain, a coal waste dam collapsed on the Middle Fork of Buffalo Creek, releasing 132 million gallons of water, coal refuse, and silt into the narrow mountain valley.

• Flood of 1985

  A late season tropical storm, followed by a southeastern storm, resulted in heavy rainfall over much of the state.