Event Details
Disaster Type
flooding
Start Date
June 22, 2016
End Date
June 24, 2016
Cost
$0.24B
Deaths
5
Affected States
Affected States
Unaffected States
Description
Torrential rainfall caused destructive flooding through many West Virginia towns, damaging thousands of homes and businesses and causing considerable loss of life. Over 1,500 roads and bridges were damaged or destroyed making the impact on infrastructure comparable to the historic 2013 Colorado flood. The storm system also produced numerous tornadoes causing damage across several Ohio Valley states.