West Virginia flash floods kill at least 5: Report
Flash floods in the state of West Virginia have claimed the lives of at least 5 individuals.
CBS News reports that, tragically, among the five victims found so far, one was a 3-year-old child.
It is possible that the death toll will continue to rise, as several individuals remain missing at the time of this writing.
TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN: Video from Morgantown, West Virginia shows the flooding conditions on Sunday during a Flash Flood Warning. https://t.co/AUann6qzln pic.twitter.com/rdSSP7ODjT
— FOX Weather (@foxweather) June 15, 2025
The details:
The situation is taking place in norther West Virginia.
CBS explains:
Officials said 2.5 to 4 inches of rain fell in parts of Wheeling and Ohio County within about half an hour on Saturday night. The unexpected deluge overwhelmed local waterways and infrastructure and submerged vehicles in small towns east of the Ohio River, including in Triadelphia and Valley Grove
The devastation was to more than just the infrastructure.
The outlet writes:
Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed five people — including a 3-year-old child — in northern West Virginia and rescue crews were searching for several missing people Sunday, while authorities were assessing damage to roads, bridges, natural gas lines and other infrastructure.
It is being reported that three individuals remain missing in that area, as of Monday Morning.
State of emergency declared
The situation is so bad that West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey has been forced to declare a state of emergency.
On social media, he wrote:
As flash floods continue throughout North Central West Virginia, emergency officials are on the scene in Marion County at a partial apartment collapse and state resources are being coordinated to the region immediately . . . I have declared a State of Emergency in Marion County. Please continue to stay safe and heed all warnings from emergency management officials.
Morrisey also said Monday morning that he was "Headed to Fairmont shortly to meet with local officials and deliver an update on the state's response to the flash floods in Ohio and Marion counties."
Lou Vargo, Ohio County's emergency management director, explained just how bad the situation has been.
He said:
We almost immediately started getting 911 calls for rescue of people being trapped. During this time, we had major infrastructure damage to roads, bridges, and highways where we couldn't respond to a lot of incidents. So we were delayed in getting there because there was just so much damage. It happened so quickly and so fast... I've been doing this for 35 years. I've seen major floods here in the city and the county. I've never seen anything like this.
