West Virginia
Although Hurricane Agnes was barely a hurricane at landfall in Florida, its major impact was over the Mid-Atlantic region, where Agnes combined with a non-tropical low to produce widespread heavy rainfall, including amounts approaching 8 inches (200 mm) in isolated spots of West Virginia. These rains produced widespread severe flooding from Virginia northward to New York, with other flooding occurring over the western portions of the Carolinas.
| Wettest tropical cyclones and their remnants in West Virginia |
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| Precipitation | Storm | Location | Ref | ||
| Rank | mm | in | |||
| 1 | 201.70 | 7.94 | Agnes 1972 | Berkeley Springs | |
| 2 | 180.09 | 7.09 | Lee 2011 | Mt. Storm | |
| 3 | 175.3 | 6.90 | Hazel 1954 | Mathias | |
| 4 | 174.5 | 6.87 | Eloise 1975 | Brushy Run | |
| 5 | 152.9 | 6.02 | Frances 2004 | Berkeley Springs | |
| 6 | 141.5 | 5.57 | Gracie 1959 | Wardensville RM Farm | |
| 7 | 136.1 | 5.36 | Connie 1955 | Kearneysville | |
| 8 | 128.0 | 5.04 | Camille 1969 | McRoss | |
| 9 | 118.9 | 4.68 | Beryl 1994 | Richwood 1 SSE | |
| 10 | 114.0 | 4.49 | Donna 1960 | Thomas | |
Read more about this topic: List Of Wettest Tropical Cyclones In The United States
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