Rainfall Totals and River Flood Summary for Late February/Early March Flood Event

Waves of rain, heavy at times, moved across the region from the afternoon hours of Friday February 26th through the morning of Monday March 1st. By the time the event was over, 4 inches or more of rain had accumulated over parts of northeast Kentucky, central and southwest West Virginia and southwest Virginia. This rainfall led to moderate river flooding on the Coal, Guyandotte, Mud, Tug Fork, Little Sandy and Ohio Rivers. Lesser rainfall occurred for southeast Ohio and the rest of West Virginia, but minor flooding was observed on several rivers in these areas.

Rainfall Amounts

River Crest Levels


Storm Total Rainfall from February 26 through March 1, 2021 (click on image to enlarge)

Location                     Amount    Provider

...Kentucky...

...Boyd County...
East Fork Fire Dept          2.80 in   IFLOWS
Boyd Co Middle School        2.56 in   IFLOWS
Tarpin Ridge                 2.28 in   IFLOWS
1.3 NE Ashland               1.88 in   IFLOWS

...Carter County...
Grayson Lake                 4.16 in   HADS 
Olive Hill 5 NE              2.55 in   COOP 
KEWS 14-5 Near Deeve         2.08 in   IFLOWS

...Greenup County...
Warnock                      2.65 in   COOP
Ashland Airport              2.33 in   AWOS

...Lawrence County...
Louisa 5 W                   4.68 in   COOP
Willard                      4.40 in   HADS
Louisa 1 S                   4.13 in   KYMN2
Yatesville Lake              3.92 in   HADS


...Ohio...

...Athens County...
Coolville                    2.11 in   IFLOWS
Athens 2.3 SSE               1.77 in   COCORAHS
Athens 4.6 ESE               1.70 in   COCORAHS
Athens                       1.62 in   CWOP
Nelsonville 1.4 W            1.59 in   COCORAHS
Athens 7.0 WNW               1.51 in   COCORAHS
Athens 1.3 N                 1.46 in   COCORAHS
Stewart 4.6 NNE              1.46 in   COCORAHS
Glouster 3.6 SW              1.30 in   COCORAHS
Amesville 2.6 SE             1.44 in   COCORAHS

...Gallia County...
Gallipolis                   2.31 in   COOP  
Northup                      2.19 in   IFLOWS

...Lawrence County...
1.6 E Burlington             3.67 in   HADS
South Point                  3.57 in   COOP
Dean                         2.68 in   RAWS
Waterloo                     2.26 in   COOP
Kitts Hill                   1.52 in   IFLOWS

...Meigs County...
Salem Center 2 E             2.21 in   COOP

...Morgan County...
Glouster 5.7 NE              1.20 in   COCORAHS
Mcconnelsville               0.99 in   HADS

...Perry County...
2.2 E Junction City          1.00 in   HADS  
New Lexington 2 NW           0.95 in   COOP
1.4 S New Lexington          0.80 in   IFLOWS
Hemlock                      0.83 in   AWS 
0.7 W Roseville              0.65 in   HADS

...Vinton County...
Albany 4.5 WNW               1.87 in   COCORAHS
Vinton Furnace               1.78 in   RAWS
Zaleski                      1.55 in   RAWS

...Washington County...
Newport                      2.34 in   COOP
1.4 W Lowell                 1.20 in   IFLOWS
1.0 S Lower Salem            0.83 in   IFLOWS


...Virginia...

...Buchanan County...             
Big Rock                     4.89 in   HADS
Grundy                       4.77 in   COOP
2.4 W Vansant                4.58 in   IFLOWS
7.4 NW Glen Burke            3.92 in   IFLOWS
4.6 N Dye                    3.68 in   IFLOWS
0.7 N Davenport              3.07 in   HADS

...Dickenson County...   
Bartlick                     4.67 in   HADS
Haysi                        4.56 in   HADS
John Flannagan Lake          4.56 in   HADS
2.1 SE Clintwood             4.23 in   HADS
Clintwood                    4.21 in   CWOP
Georges Fork                 3.88 in   IFLOWS
Nora 4 SSE                   2.62 in   COOP


...West Virginia...

...Barbour County...              
Belington                    1.63 in   HADS
Philippi                     1.48 in   HADS

...Boone County...
Danville 1.8 WSW             3.54 in   COCORAHS
Williams Hill                3.42 in   IFLOWS
Madison 3 NNW                3.25 in   COOP

...Braxton County...
8.2 SW Gassaway              3.03 in   HADS
5.8 NW Birch River           3.00 in   HADS
Gassaway                     2.90 in   COOP
Sutton                       2.80 in   HADS
Sutton Lake                  2.80 in   COOP
Flatwoods                    2.65 in   RAWS
7.0 E Flatwoods              2.62 in   HADS
1.6 E Burnsville             2.50 in   HADS
8.7 W Gassaway               2.48 in   IFLOWS

...Cabell County...
Ona                          4.03 in   CWOP
Culloden 0.5 WSW             4.18 in   COCORAHS
Salt Rock                    3.70 in   CWOP
Huntington 2.9 E             3.55 in   COCORAHS
Huntington 6.3 E             3.50 in   COCORAHS
Huntington 1.7 ESE           3.47 in   COCORAHS
Huntington 1.0 S             3.26 in   COCORAHS

...Calhoun County...               
Grantsville                  2.28 in   HADS
Stinson                      2.20 in   IFLOWS
Leatherwood                  2.08 in   IFLOWS
4.4 SW Grantsville           1.92 in   IFLOWS

...Doddridge County...
West Union 8.2 NE            2.70 in   COCORAHS
Center Point 2.2 NNW         2.40 in   COCORAHS
West Union 2.9 SE            1.92 in   COCORAHS
4.6 W Salem                  1.87 in   IFLOWS
Auburn 8.3 ENE               1.54 in   COCORAHS

...Fayette County...
0.6 S Thurmond               3.08 in   HADS
Ansted                       2.87 in   IFLOWS
Glen Jean 0.3 W              2.35 in   COCORAHS

...Gilmer County...
Rosedale 3 NNW               2.59 in   COOP
Glenville                    2.35 in   HADS
Glenville 5.9 W              2.11 in   COCORAHS
Auburn 4.0 E                 1.75 in   COCORAHS
Glenville                    1.71 in   COOP
Glenville                    1.68 in   CWOP

...Harrison County...
Enterprise                   2.35 in   HADS
1.1 E Salem                  1.94 in   HADS
Clarksburg                   1.71 in   COOP
Bridgeport 1.1 NW            1.67 in   COCORAHS
Clarksburg Airport           1.59 in   ASOS
Lost Creek 1.3 NW            1.42 in   COCORAHS

...Jackson County...
Ripley 5.8 S                 2.60 in   COCORAHS
Ravenswood                   2.15 in   CWOP
Drift Run                    1.80 in   IFLOWS

Location                     Amount    Provider

...West Virginia...

...Kanawha County...              
Charleston 3.9 WSW           4.22 in   COCORAHS
St. Albans 5.1 WSW           3.94 in   COCORAHS
St. Albans 1.0 WNW           3.91 in   COCORAHS
South Charleston             3.81 in   CWOP
St. Albans 2.0 SW            3.79 in   COCORAHS
3.8 E Clendenin              3.68 in   HADS
South Charleston 2.5 W       3.67 in   COCORAHS
Southridge NWS               3.51 in   COOP
Alum Creek 3.0 E             3.47 in   COCORAHS
South Charleston 4.7 SSW     3.40 in   COCORAHS
Charleston Airport           3.36 in   ASOS
Charleston 2.6 W             3.36 in   COCORAHS
Charleston 2.3 W             3.30 in   COCORAHS
3.3 W Pinch                  3.12 in   IFLOWS
Sissonville 1 SW             3.12 in   COOP  
Bee Mountain                 2.80 in   RAWS  

...Lewis County...
6.0 NW Rock Cave             2.51 in   IFLOWS
Stonewall Jackson            2.35 in   COOP
4.4 SW Stonewall Jackson     1.88 in   IFLOWS

...Lincoln County...
Harts                        4.33 in   AWS
Branchland                   4.29 in   HADS
Hamlin                       3.50 in   AWS

...Logan County...
0.8 SE Logan                 4.33 in   HADS
Logan                        4.10 in   COOP
Chapmanville                 4.02 in   AWS
5.1 SW Holden                3.78 in   IFLOWS
Logan                        3.66 in   RAWS

...Mason County...
9.4 S Gallipolis             2.73 in   HADS
Point Pleasant               2.28 in   HADS
Lakin                        2.16 in   RAWS
Point Pleasant 5.8 E         2.15 in   COCORAHS 
5.8 E Leon                   2.08 in   IFLOWS
8.5 E Crown City             2.04 in   IFLOWS

...McDowell County...
Elkhorn                      4.06 in   RAWS
Welch                        4.03 in   HADS
2.9 N Bradshaw               3.98 in   HADS

...Mingo County...
0.5 W R.D. Bailey Lake       4.59 in   HADS
Williamson                   4.57 in   COOP
Sandy Gap                    4.31 in   IFLOWS
1.7 W Delbarton              4.03 in   IFLOWS

...Nicholas County...
5.1 N Richwood               3.50 in   HADS
Birch River                  3.32 in   HADS
Summersville Lake            3.05 in   HADS
Craigsville 0.6 NE           3.02 in   COCORAHS
2.1 S Craigsville            3.02 in   HADS
Summersville Lake            2.99 in   COOP
Mount Nebo                   2.98 in   COOP
4.1 NW Richwood              2.95 in   IFLOWS

...Pleasants County...
1.9 S Saint Marys            2.19 in   IFLOWS
5.6 S Friendly               2.15 in   IFLOWS
Saint Marys High School      1.84 in   AWS

...Pocahontas County...
Snowshoe                     3.36 in   COOP
Buckeye                      3.36 in   COOP
Marlinton                    3.24 in   RAWS
Sharps Knob                  2.84 in   IFLOWS
Cass 3.7 SW                  2.75 in   COCORAHS
9.2 W Snowshoe               2.68 in   HADS
Bartow 1 S                   2.48 in   COOP
Frost 3 NE                   2.22 in   COOP

...Putnam County...
2 ENE Hurricane              4.37 in   AWS
Hurricane 1.6 SSW            4.26 in   COCORAHS
Poca                         4.22 in   CWOP
1 SE Culloden                3.96 in   AWS
Winfield                     3.84 in   CWOP
Cross Creek Ridge            2.88 in   IFLOWS 
Jim Ridge                    2.59 in   IFLOWS

...Raleigh County...
4.2 W Flat Top               3.98 in   HADS
Cool Ridge 0.4 NE            3.20 in   COCORAHS
Goodview                     3.06 in   CWOP
Beckley                      3.05 in   CWOP
Beckley Airport              2.81 in   ASOS
Grandview                    2.73 in   RAWS

...Randolph County...
Hamilton Run                 2.72 in   IFLOWS
Sugar Run                    2.28 in   IFLOWS
3.0 W Womelsdorf (coalton)   2.12 in   IFLOWS
6.1 SE Huttonsville          2.04 in   HADS
1.8 S Beverly                2.03 in   HADS
Elkins Airport               1.92 in   ASOS
5.8 NW Cass Scenic Railro    1.79 in   IFLOWS
1.7 W Elkins                 1.69 in   HADS
7.8 SW Harman                1.67 in   HADS

...Ritchie County...
Harrisville                  2.45 in   COOP
Harrisville                  2.08 in   CWOP
4.4 N Ellenboro              1.96 in   IFLOWS
Cairo                        1.80 in   IFLOWS
1.3 SE Ellenboro             1.80 in   IFLOWS
Pennsboro 1.2 ESE            1.74 in   COCORAHS
8.5 S Cairo                  1.68 in   IFLOWS

...Roane County...
11.0 NE Clendenin            2.84 in   IFLOWS
Spencer                      1.80 in   IFLOWS
Spencer                      1.70 in   CWOP

...Taylor County...
Grafton                      1.84 in   CWOP
4.3 W Newburg                1.56 in   IFLOWS
Tygart Lake                  1.45 in   COOP
1.3 E Grafton                1.33 in   HADS
1.0 N Tygart Lake            1.27 in   HADS

...Tyler County...
Conaway Lake                 2.58 in   RAWS
Middlebourne 3 ESE           2.09 in   COOP
2.5 E Middlebourne           1.88 in   IFLOWS
Starkey Ridge                1.68 in   IFLOWS

...Upshur County...
Pleasant Dale                2.56 in   IFLOWS
Rock Cave 2 NE               2.36 in   COOP
Adrian                       2.24 in   CWOP
Heaston Ridge                2.12 in   IFLOWS

...Wayne County...
Beech Fork                   4.17 in   RAWS
East Lynn Lake               3.77 in   HADS
Huntington Airport           3.59 in   ASOS

...Webster County...
7.3 W Holly River State      2.95 in   HADS
7.4 SE Cowen                 2.87 in   HADS
9.3 NW Webster Springs       2.86 in   HADS
Spring Ridge                 2.71 in   IFLOWS
Hacker Valley                2.71 in   COOP
5.6 W Holly River State      2.32 in   HADS

...Wirt County...
6.7 NW Reedy                 1.92 in   IFLOWS
5.9 E Elizabeth              1.60 in   IFLOWS
9.1 W Grantsville            1.52 in   IFLOWS

...Wood County...
Parkersburg                  2.68 in   CWOP
Parkersburg                  2.31 in   CWOP
Ohio River (Parkersburg)     2.20 in   HADS
Vienna 1.3 NE                2.17 in   COCORAHS
Parkersburg                  2.16 in   COOP
4.6 S Washington             1.79 in   IFLOWS
Walker 2.1 SW                1.78 in   COCORAHS
0.7 E Williamstown           1.68 in   IFLOWS
Williamstown 0.4 WNW         1.63 in   COCORAHS
9.2 S Mineralwells           1.56 in   IFLOWS

...Wyoming County...
6.3 SW Oceana                4.70 in   HADS
4.6 NE Oceana                4.65 in   HADS
R.D. Bailey Lake             4.31 in   COOP
4.6 NE Davy                  4.29 in   HADS
0.6 S Pineville              4.00 in   HADS
Mullens 3 E                  3.63 in   COOP