The remnants of Hurricane Juan in 1985 collided with a frontal system to produce rain which sat over West Virginia and poured for several days. The National Weather Service recorded 4 to 8 inches of ...
On this date in weather history, 4-8 inches of rain fell in 1985, setting the stage for catastrophic flooding on the Potomac, Greenbrier, Little Kanawha, West Fork, Tygart Valley, Cheat and ...
Record river crests set 40 years ago still stand today. The 1985 Election Day Flood remains the "flood of record" for several communities along the Monongahela and Cheat rivers.