- Torrential rains caused widespread flash floods across all 55 counties of West Virginia, leading to inundated homes and businesses, washed-out bridges, and numerous water rescues.
- Governor Patrick Morrisey declared a state of emergency and deployed 100 National Guard members, while the National Weather Service issued urgent warnings for life-threatening conditions.
- Up to seven inches of rain fell, though no fatalities were immediately reported, with social media showing submerged vehicles and emergency crews conducting dozens of rescues.
- The heavy rains were part of a wider storm system that also produced tornado reports in other states and caused communication channels in some counties to be overwhelmed.
- The storms occurred on already saturated ground, arriving a decade after similar heavy rains claimed 23 lives in the same regions, and a local creek reached a record water level.
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