Wheeling City Council met this evening, with Mayor Denny Magruder asking the community to keep those affected by the flash flooding in their thoughts and prayers, and urging everyone to contribute

Residents have begun cleaning up debris and unsalvageable items from their houses and apartments following Saturday

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,

Woodsdale residents have begun cleaning up debris and unsalvageable items from their houses and apartments following Saturday night’s flash flooding in Ohio County. Wheeling Creek tributary Long Run flooded National Road through the Woodsdale area on Saturday night.

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.

Officials on Monday released the names of six victims who lost their lives in the deadly flash flooding in the Triadelphia and Wheeling areas Saturday night. Officials with the Ohio County Emergency Management Agency,

West Virginia has declared a state emergency after flash flooding that claimed at least five lives and left four people missing.

Pultney Township Trustee Frank Shaffer told the Belmont County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday that he believes the county dodged a bullet when it comes to the recent flash flooding disaster in Wheeling.

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

“Flash flooding occurred in the City of Wheeling and in Ohio County last night,” the Wheeling-OhioCounty EMA said in a Facebook post. “There is extensive damage to roads and bridges. Many roads are closed. People have lost their homes from this flooding.”