The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Heavy Rain |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 873,450 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 145,473 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2020-02-06T05:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2020-02-07T05:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | WEST VIRGINIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | C |
| County/zone namecz_name | MERCER |
| Latitudelat | 37.300 |
| Longitudelon | -81.220 |
| End latitudeend_lat | 37.300 |
| End longitudeend_lon | -81.220 |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | ASOS |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A deep upper-level trough moved slowly across the central and eastern U.S. bringing abundant moisture northward and combined with a complex frontal boundary and several waves of low pressure to bring repeated rounds of heavy rainfall. Rainfall totals in a 72-hour period ending at 700 AM EST on February 7th ranged from 2 to 4 inches with isolated higher amounts, but most of the rain fell within a 48-hour period. Numerous NWS Cooperative stations reported record one-day February rainfall amounts ending on the morning of February 6th and/or 7th and numerous two-day all-time February records were also set. Some flash flooding occurred during the event as higher rates of rainfall occurred embedded within the overall rain pattern. A state of emergency was declared by the West Virginia Governor in Monroe and Greenbrier counties due to the flooding. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | The ASOS climate station at Bluefield Airport (BLF) set a daily rainfall record of 2.09 inches for the 24-hour period ending at midnight on February 7th. The old record was 1.55 inches set in 1955. It was also the 2nd highest February one-day rain since records began in 1909, the record is 2.66 inches set February 27th , 1987. In addition, it was the 2nd wettest two-day event in in February at Bluefield with 2.69 inches, behind 1987 at 2.95 inches. |
| Yearyear | 2,020 |
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