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Local Weather History For June 17th...

In 1949, there was a flash flood and river flood on the South Branch of the Potomac. Petersburg and Moorefield in Grant and Hardy Counties were the hardest hit. In 24 hours, 12.02 inches of rain fell at Brushy Run of Pendleton County with 9.18 inches in Petersburg. The river stages at Petersburg reached 22.8 ft., and Moorefield crested at 16.1 ft. These were records that were not exceeded until Nov. 1985. Several were reported missing and 8 were killed during the flooding. Flooding continued into th 18th of June of that year.

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