As of Sunday evening, state and local officials reported five people confirmed dead as a result of powerful rains and flooding on Saturday with at least four others believed missing. Flood waters came quickly Saturday night,

Three people are confirmed dead with several others missing. State Transportation Secretary Stephen Todd Rumbaugh said four inches of rain fell in a half hour.

If you woke up Monday morning and checked Facebook, you might have received a notification to mark yourself safe from flooding in West Virginia and Ohio. The crisis response page says the crisis

State of Emergency Declared for Flooding in Wheeling

Governor Patrick Morrisey will hold a live press conference today at 3 p.m. at the Ohio County Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency in Wheeling, addressing the state’s response to recent flash flooding in the region.