Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed five people in northern West Virginia, and rescue crews were searching for three other people who were missing Sunday, as authorities assessed damage to roads,

Significant flooding in northern West Virginia claimed the lives of at least five people over the weekend and four others remain missing, officials say.

At least three people were killed and several others remained missing Sunday as flash flooding tore through a West Virginia county. About 2.5 to 4 inches of rain fell in 30 minutes across Ohio County, in the state’s northern panhandle west of Pennsylvania, according to county emergency management director Lou Vargo.