Tornadoes and Record Flooding: West Virginia Declares State of Emergency

Tuesday's storms were significant, producing hundreds of severe weather reports and close to a dozen tornadoes from the Midwest to the Atlantic Coast. Here's a look at the damage left behind, along with what's coming next for the mid-Atlantic and Carolinas.

Tornadoes Confirmed From the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic

Confirmed twisters touched down in Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey as Tuesday's line of storms tracked eastward. Damaging wind reports stretched even farther, from Kentucky all the way into New York, underscoring just how widespread the severe weather outbreak became as it moved across the region.

West Virginia Declares Emergency After Record Flooding

The flooding in West Virginia was severe enough that Gov. Patrick Morrisey declared a state of emergency for all 55 counties. A swath of 3 to 6 inches of rain fell across north-central West Virginia in just 12 hours, and Sand Run Creek near Buckhannon surged to 10.63 feet, shattering its previous record crest of 8.3 feet.

What's Next: Storms Shift to the Mid-Atlantic Coast Wednesday

The active pattern isn't done yet. The threat is forecast to shift south into southern Delaware and Maryland, central and southeastern Virginia, and central and northeastern North Carolina on Wednesday, with damaging winds and isolated tornadoes remaining the primary concerns, along with the continued risk of flash flooding.

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