Flooding In West Virginia Kills Six People, Search And Rescue Missions Ongoing

Some unfortunate news has surfaced from West Virginia.

Heavy rainfall in West Virginia has resulted in some parts of the state flooding.

Flash flooding occurred in Wheeling and Ohio County, which resulted in several people being killed by the floods.

CBS News had more details:

Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed at least six people, including a 3-year-old child, in northern West Virginia and rescue crews were still searching for several missing people, officials said. Authorities were assessing damage to roads, bridges, natural gas lines and other infrastructure.

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, CBS affiliate WTRF reported.

In Fairmont, a city nearly 100 miles from Wheeling, severe flooding led to multiple water rescues Sunday afternoon, CBS affiliate WDTV reported, including at an apartment building in Marion County.

A city spokesperson told CBS News that an apartment building had partially collapsed, but it wasn’t immediately clear how many people were impacted. Residents were evacuated to Fairmont State University’s campus, the spokesperson said.
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Sunday night that three residents were also missing, and more rain and flooding were possible. The governor said at an earlier news conference that he’s working closely with authorities from FEMA.

Here’s the aftermath:

Insane footage continues to emerge from Saturday nights flash flooding in Ohio County, West Virginia. This is from the Triadelphia area. @WTRF7News pic.twitter.com/OAMCAMTbKW

— Steven Moore (@StevenMooreNEWS) June 16, 2025

🚨 #BREAKING: Flooding in Fairmont, West Virginia has just caused an apartment building to partially collapse

Reports of people trapped, and more rain is on the way.

Pray for West Virginia 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/EzOu7CWPd6

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 15, 2025

West Virginia flooding: An apartment building in Fairmont, West Virginia, collapsed following heavy rainfall and flash flooding over the weekend. https://t.co/uhUJJmxJ6q pic.twitter.com/gAFNNsZLxh

— AccuWeather (@accuweather) June 16, 2025

ABC News reported that there is still more flooding to come:

At least six people, including a toddler, died in West Virginia after flash floods destroyed homes and washed away roads over the weekend. A flood watch remained in effect in the hardest-hit parts of the state on Monday. Two people were missing.

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There is some risk of additional flooding over the next several days because more rain and thunderstorms are expected. Any rain that falls on the already saturated ground will have a hard time soaking in, creating flash floods that could quickly raise creeks and rivers.

There might be some breaks in the rain this week, but long-term relief won’t arrive until the weekend.

On Saturday night, rainstorms in Ohio County, about 50 miles west of Pittsburgh, quickly became dangerous. In a 30-minute period, 2.5 to four inches of rain fell, said Louis Vargo, the director of the Wheeling-Ohio County Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, on Sunday.

More videos:

CRAZY video from Wheeling, WV shows destroyed cars littering the creek beneath the Junior Avenue bridge following major #flooding.

Heavy rain – with rainfall rates of up to 4 inches per hour – has been sparking flash flood warnings since Saturday evening, and more rain is… pic.twitter.com/0Klyoyxl2X

— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) June 15, 2025

A residential building in Fairmont, West Virginia, partially collapsed as flash flooding hit parts of the state. Initial reports indicated no one was injured, although several deaths were reported in other parts of the state. https://t.co/iPrlJl1Wx5 pic.twitter.com/U7fGJBT50c

— ABC News (@ABC) June 16, 2025