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Flood of 2016

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Jun 21, 2016

2.5 inches of rain fell on Clay, Nicholas, Webster and Greenbrier counties, saturating the ground and setting the stage for a thousand year flood

Jun 23, 2016

The Meadow, Cherry and Elk rivers, as well as Howard Creek, flooded downtowns and The Greenbrier resort and killed 23 people

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