West Virginia experienced its deadliest flood in nine years in June when flash flooding ravaged Marion and Ohio counties on June 14-15. The disaster left nine people dead and caused millions of dollars in damages that only begin to quantify the devastation inflicted through deluged workplaces, transportation obstacles and personal losses.

Some of those costs, though, can be quantified, and they underscore how quickly expenses incurred in responding to sudden, heavy rainstorms can add up — especially in flood-prone West Virginia. Politics

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