In my old job we looked at some commercial properties in West Virginia.
Several of them were built in areas that technically were out of the one hundred year flood plain but we had local newspaper articles showing floods every few years.
Deep valleys surrounded by tall mountains are very common in the state—and any significant rain can flood most valleys.
It was funny listening to the property owners lying about their flood history when you could see the previous high water levels on the concrete walls outside.
;-)
That part of the building looks like it may have been built on some fill.
This is true, if you are going to live in West Virginia live on a hill or mountain. It really sucks in the winter having to drive down but it beats flooding.