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 Fire Department Public Informational Officer Philip Stahl said on the MetroNews Morning News Monday the effort to find those still missing would focus on Big Wheeling Creek within the city on Monday. He said the two dozen vehicles washed away in the floodwaters will be checked.

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 643 PM EDT, doppler radar and the public reported thunderstormsproducing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.2 to 0.7 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding was already occurring, the NWS said.

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.

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