The Morgan Messenger
MORGAN COUNTY, W.Va. — Tropical Storm Debby took a shot at reversing the area’s severe drought conditions late last week as she moved northward, dumping rain along the way. Parched ground absorbed some of the heavy rainfall over more than 24 hours of stormy weather, but couldn’t soak it in fast enough to avoid expected flooding.
National Weather Service rain gauges at the western edge of Morgan County recorded 4.3 inches of rain between noon on Thursday, August 8 until Friday afternoon, August 9. Local weather watchers measured more than that with their home rain gauges, anywhere from five to eight inches falling locally.
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