Weather Alert
Lincoln County, WV
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 1/31/25 1:17 PM
End: 1/31/25 4:52 PM
Dur: 03:35
Canceled 1/31/25 4:52 PM

Flood Warning issued January 31 at 1:17PM EST until January 31 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Charleston WV

* WHAT...
Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...
Portions of central, southern, and western West Virginia, including the following counties, in central West Virginia, Clay and Nicholas. In southern West Virginia, Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh and Wyoming. In western West Virginia, Wayne.

* WHEN...
Until 700 PM EST.

* IMPACTS...
Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 117 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Beckley, Williamson, Madison, Fayetteville, Welch, Logan, Pineville, Babcock State Park, Oak Hill, Montgomery, Mullens, Chesapeake, Marmet, Mount Hope, Mabscott, Ansted, Oceana, Sophia, Belle and Chapmanville.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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