Flash Flood Washes out Road in West Virginia's Doddridge County

The National Weather Service's Charleston, West Virginia, office confirmed a flash flood near Salem, in Doddridge County, at 8:40 p.m. local time on Oct. 14, 2026. Part of Traugh Fork Road was washed out, the county's Department of Highways told the agency.

The same severe thunderstorm episode also knocked down trees and power lines in three other West Virginia counties and in Gallia County, Ohio, other storm reports from the agency showed. Near Harrisville, in Ritchie County, a tree fell across a road, the county's 911 center told the agency.