CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than four inches of rain fell in parts of the Mountain State from Friday into Saturday out of a storm system that flooded communities in northern and north central West Virginia, according to information from the National Weather Service.
By Monday, waters were receding and all river advisories and flood warnings in West Virginia had been lifted.
Officially, the crest for the Monongahela River at Point Marion, Pa. was recorded at 30.36 feet, the 7th highest on record and the highest ever in the summer months, meaning between June and August.
The following is a sampling of unofficial rain totals reported as of the times noted, according to NWS data:
BERKELEY COUNTY
E. Martinsburg 4.94 inches 8 a.m. Saturday
Bunker Hill 4.20 inches 8 a.m. Saturday
GRANT COUNTY
Bayard 4.29 inches 7:15 a.m. Saturday
Cabins 3.25 inches 7:45 a.m. Saturday
Petersburg 2.7 inches 7:50 a.m. Saturday
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Harpers Ferry 4.20 inches 8 a.m. Saturday
WSW Ranson 3.88 inches 8 a.m. Saturday
PENDLETON COUNTY
Brushy Run 4.11 inches 7:17 a.m. Saturday
OHIO COUNTY
Bethlehem 3.89 inches 7:15 a.m.
TUCKER COUNTY
W Thomas 6.94 inches 7:46 a.m. Saturday
Parsons 3.74 inches 7 a.m. Saturday
SE Davis 3.48 inches 7 a.m. Saturday
Davis 3.34 inches 7:30 a.m. Saturday
Canaan Heights 3.30 inches 7 a.m. Saturday
MARION COUNTY
Mannington 2.82 inches 7:45 a.m. Saturday
These are not official storm totals. In many cases, the rain continued after the recorded times. No updated NWS rain totals for the duration of the storms were available as of Monday morning.
MetroNews listeners were reporting locally heavier amounts.
A map from the National Weather Service showed estimated storm totals above 4 inches for areas near Wheeling and Canaan Heights.
24 hour rainfall ending at 3pm Saturday. Radar with gauge bias correction method is used to estimate rainfall total. pic.twitter.com/KY3FdMPy5V
— NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) July 29, 2017
What meteorologists were calling “an unusually strong winter weather-like pattern,” similar to a Nor’easter, brought heavy rain, flash flooding and isolated coastal flooding to the entire Mid-Atlantic Region, including in southeastern Pennsylvania.
On Monday, coastal flood advisories remained in effect in Anne Arundel County, St. Mary’s County and Calvert County in Maryland.
Very heavy rainfall totals across parts of the central Appalachians and mid Atlantic region during the last 24-48 hours pic.twitter.com/SYpjbCYjdh
— NWS Eastern Region (@NWSEastern) July 29, 2017
The kind of rain recorded would have amounted to a significant winter storm, with final snow totals depending on temperatures, according to NWS meteorologists.