Local Weather History For March 19th...
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In 1907, a there was a flood on the Ohio River. This particular flood was remarkable for its rapid
rise. From the morning of the 13th to the morning of the 15th the river rose 30 feet at Parkersburg.
There were 11 lives lost in the Wheeling area and 3 lives were lost around Parkersburg. The total
fatalities from this flood were unknown. Flood conditions were entirely different from flood of 1884.
Many people did not believe the river would reach such great heights from rain alone without being
augmented by snow melt. Measured crests were 50.1 feet at Wheeling, 51.6 feet at Parkersburg, and
58.4 feet at Huntington.
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Daily temperature and precipitation maps covering the past 24 hours from 7 A.M. to 7 A.M. EST/EDT. Snow depth is based on measurement at 7 A.M. of the day shown. Maps are generally updated around 10:30 A.M. each day. Ranked listings by state of the individual station reports is provided on our full climate maps page at http://www.weather.gov/rlx/climatemaps.
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Huntington, WV |
Parkersburg, WV |
Clarksburg, WV |
Elkins, WV |
Beckley, WV |