AR Walker stands at his flood-damaged home along the little Wheeling creek, Monday, June 16, 2025, Valley GRove, W.Va. Summer begins on June 21. According to The Vacationer nearly 82% of Americans are planning to take a summer vacation in 2025. Which one of the following places would you like to spend your vacation in the U.S.?

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,

More thunderstorms are on the way, with multiple states under flash flood watches or similar alerts on Monday.

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

“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.”