McDowell County, West Virginia

Details released on McDowell County flooding deaths
More details were released about the three people who died in the McDowell County floods. According to the West Virginia State Police, on Monday, February 17, 2025,
McDowell County confirms 3 dead in Southern West Virginia floods
Three people died from floodwater in McDowell County, County Commissioner Michael Brooks confirmed in a livestreamed news conference Tuesday.
Names, information released on West Virginia flood-related deaths
The West Virginia State Police has released information on the flood-related deaths in McDowell County, West Virginia. On Monday, February 17, at approximately 12:00 pm, Welch Detachment Troopers responded to the area of Summer Street in Welch for a deceased male,
Names released of couple killed in McDowell County flooding
McDOWELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – The names of a couple who died during weekend flooding in McDowell County have been released. Donald Eugene Griffin and Deborah Griffin, both 69 and from Welch, West Virginia, were identified as the victims, according to West Virginia State Police.
West Virginia State Police describe investigation of McDowell County flood deaths
The West Virginia State Police shared details Wednesday into three fatalities which occurred Sunday after a truck was washed into a McDowell County river during the major flood which was covering the region.
Gov. Morrisey gives update on West Virginia flooding
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey is scheduled to give an update on flooding that has resulted in three confirmed deaths.
West Virginia MetroNews7d
Flash flooding in southern coalfields with more rain expected early Sunday
Cornett said the southern coalfields would get a break from the heavy rain as the system moved north but a second system is ...
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Flood brings reminder that government and West Virginians must be on the same page
A picture is worth a thousand words. That same picture, after inches of rain and snow produce feet of floodwaters, costs ...
2-year-old identified as third death in West Virginia flooding
A two-year-old boy has been identified as the third person who died in flooding that swept through West Virginia this past ...
West Virginia MetroNews2d
Guard leadership says flood costs covered by the Governor’s fund
New state Adjutant General says Governor Morrisey has authorized $700,000 so far for the West Virginia National Guard's flood ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel3d
Gov. Morrisey: Death toll from southern West Virginia flooding now at 2
CHARLESTON — West Virginia emergency response officials are now in day four of response to the weekend flooding in multiple ...
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Welch, McDowell county continue recovery efforts following severe flooding
Recovery efforts are ongoing in McDowell County as yet another round of winter weather threatens to delay and derail ongoing ...
West Virginia MetroNews3d
Residents throughout downtown Welch say recent flood trumps catastrophic 1977 and early 2000’s flooding
For decades, the bar for judging floods in the area was the Great Flood of 1977 when the Tug Fork broke a record crest in ...