Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed six people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews were searching for two other people who were missing on June 16, 2025 as authorities assessed damage to roads,

Flash flooding hit the city of Wheeling and the towns of Triadelphia and Valley Grove. Roughly 3 to 4 inches of rain fell in the area in a short period of time, prompting significant flash flooding along US 40 (National Road), Middle Wheeling Creek ...

WHEELING, W.Va. –Officials with the Ohio County Police Department have released the names of those individuals who have died as a result of the flash flooding that occurred in the area beginning Saturday night into Sunday morning. At Monday afternoon’s press conference, Chief Deputy Kent Lewis confirmed that six people have passed away.

The death toll from weekend flooding in West Virginia has risen to six. Gov. Patrick Morrisey says at least two people remain missing in the state’s northern panhandle. As much as 4 inches of

After a weekend of devastating flash flooding in the Wheeling and Fairmont areas high humidity led to more scattered downpours today, which prompted a few flash

“Flash flooding occurred in the City of Wheeling and in Ohio County last night,” the Wheeling-OhioCounty EMA said in a Facebook post. “There is extensive damage to roads and bridges. Many roads are closed. People have lost their homes from this flooding.”

Three people are dead and multiple people are missing after Saturday night’s flash floods, Ohio County Emergency Management Agency Director Lou Vargo said Sunday morning. Vargo said that, according to the National Weather Service,

At 8:06 p.m. on Saturday, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning in effect until 11 p.m. for Washington County.