53
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.4M
Property damage
Flood in Lincoln County, West Virginia: 53 recorded events between 2007 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #222 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Lincoln County, West Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Lincoln County is the 2020s, when 39 of the county's 53 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, flood makes up 17.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #222 for this hazard and #5 within West Virginia, putting it in the 92.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Feb is the peak month for flood in Lincoln County with 21 recorded events, while Jun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2026 | NEW HAMLIN | — | $0 |
| Jan 25, 2026 | YAWKEY | — | $0 |
| Apr 4, 2025 | MIDKIFF | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 4, 2025 | NEW HAMLIN | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | HAMLIN | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | HAMLIN ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | RANGER | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | WEST HAMLIN | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | HARTS | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | BRANCHLAND | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Lincoln County
- Thunderstorm Wind 130
- Hail 53
- Flash Flood 52
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Small streams flooded by early afternoon. One example, was Green Shoals Branch flooding its adjacent road near Harts. In the same vicinity, Big Harts Creek also flooded roads. ||The Guyandotte, the Mud, and the Coal Rivers continued to cause flooding of roads through most of the 5th. Several roads and culverts were damaged.
Small stream flooding was common throughout the county. Roads were closed but structures were not affected. Straight Fork flooded and closed the road near the middle school near Griffithsville. A water rescue was performed from a vehicle along Sugartree Fork.||An observer in Hamlin measured a total of 2.7 inches of rain by evening.
Multiple roads were closed due to flooding. This included Garretts Bend Road near the Elizabeth Baptist Church due to flooding along Hayzlett Fork and Trace Fork. Route 3 was closed near Duval Elementary School, and Fourmile Creek Road was closed near Kentuck Fork Road due to flooding along Fourmile Creek. Coal Branch flooded, closing a section of Coal Branch Road near Big Harts Road. Also, Ninemile Creek Road was closed near the Pine Grove Church due to flooding along Ninemile Creek.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Lincoln County, West Virginia?
53 flood events are recorded in Lincoln County between 2007 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Lincoln County?
The strongest flood on record in Lincoln County measured 0.
Where does the 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
“Flood in Lincoln County, West Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/west-virginia/lincoln-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.