52
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$5.7M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Lincoln County, West Virginia: 52 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #579 nationally and #12 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Lincoln County, West Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Lincoln County is the 2010s, when 18 of the county's 52 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Lincoln County archive, flash flood makes up 17.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #579 for this hazard and #12 within West Virginia, putting it in the 81.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for flash flood in Lincoln County with 12 recorded events, while Oct is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2025 | HUBBALL | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | YAWKEY | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | SUMERCO | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 15, 2025 | ALUM CREEK | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 12, 2024 | SOD | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 12, 2024 | WOODVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 11, 2024 | ALUM CREEK | 0 | $0 |
| May 6, 2022 | TANGO | 0 | $1K |
| May 6, 2022 | SHERIDAN | 0 | $1K |
| Aug 30, 2021 | RANGER | 0 | $5K |
Other hazards here
More from Lincoln County
- Thunderstorm Wind 130
- Hail 53
- Flood 53
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Twenty-five homes were damaged and two were destroyed entirely in West Hamlin due to flooding. Fifty families were trapped in their homes due to a washed out culvert. The high water damaged the water tower pumps with drinking water becoming unavailable. Route 3 and Route 10 were covered in two feet of water. Water then quickly receded after 9 PM.
The headwaters of the Left Fork of Mud River flooded. This included Dogbone Branch, Bear Branch, and Flat Creek. Along Bulgar Road, the Mud River Fire Department had 2 to 3 feet of water inside. One of their vehicles was washed into the creek. Damage assessment included 2 homes destroyed, while 14 other homes had severe or major damage. Several of these homes were mobile homes. Two churches also had flood damage. Bridges and culverts were damaged. ||Further south, streams overflowed onto roads in the Harts vicinity.
Streams such as Straight Fork and Big Harts Creek flooded. Along the Straight Fork, debris piles from the flood earlier in the month were being washed away by this second flood. Yawkey and the intersection of Route 214 and 3 were flooded again. Students at Duval Elementary and Middle School remained at school until the water receded. One resident near Yawkey said the water was about 4 inches lower than the previous flood. One resident near Griffithsville had just replaced their carpet after being flooded on the 2nd. He was flooded again. Another resident said, I don't want to move. I don't have the money or anything to move. I'm really confused and don't know what to do. ||In Lincoln County, 3 homes had major damage, 9 others had minor damage. Some of these same homes were damaged by flood water on March 2nd.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Lincoln County, West Virginia?
52 flash flood events are recorded in Lincoln County between 1996 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Lincoln County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Lincoln County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Lincoln County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flash Flood in Lincoln County, West Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/west-virginia/lincoln-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.