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West Virginia Floods of 2021 | Charleston News
In July 2021, catastrophic flooding slammed southern West Virginia, drenching Raleigh, Wyoming, and McDowell counties with 5-8 inches of rain in hours—turning steep hills into raging rivers. Towns like Mullens, Oceana, Kimball, Landgraff, and Welch vanished under water, homes ripped from foundations, and hundreds displaced. Rescue crews worked nonstop, pulling people from rooftops and trees, while one woman died along the Guyandotte River. Rain fell at a blistering 2 inches per hour, shattering river records: the Guyandotte hit 18 feet—its highest ever, surpassing the 1977 record—and the Tug…
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