Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed six people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews were searching for two other people who were missing on June 16, 2025 as authorities assessed damage to roads,

WHEELING, W.Va. –Officials with the Ohio County Police Department have released the names of those individuals who have died as a result of the flash flooding that occurred in the area beginning Saturday night into Sunday morning. At Monday afternoon’s press conference, Chief Deputy Kent Lewis confirmed that six people have passed away.

After a weekend of devastating flash flooding in the Wheeling and Fairmont areas high humidity led to more scattered downpours today, which prompted a few flash

At least five people are confirmed dead and several more are missing as a result of powerful rains and flash flooding that struck Wheeling, W.Va., Saturday. Flood waters came quickly Saturday night, stranding some cars and sending others careening down creeks.

The governor of West Virginia has declared a state of emergency for Ohio County after multiple deaths were reported following flash floods on Saturday.

Three people are dead and multiple people are missing after Saturday night’s flash floods, Ohio County Emergency Management Agency Director Lou Vargo said Sunday morning. Vargo said that, according to the National Weather Service,