Flash Flood, Lincoln
- When
- June 15, 1:00 AM EST to 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.175, -82.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in West Virginia, June 15, 1998
5 fell in less than 3 hours. In Kanawha County, evacuations occurred along Alum , Simmons, Witcher, Hughes, Georges Creeks.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $175,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS RLX wrote it up.
Rains of 1.5 to 2.5 fell in less than 3 hours. In Kanawha County, evacuations occurred along Alum , Simmons, Witcher, Hughes, Georges Creeks. One mobile home was pushed off its foundation by Simmons Creeks near Belle. Water damaged gas meters along Trace Fork, a tributary of Davis Creek. In Lincoln County, evacuations occurred in the communities of Spurlocksville, Griffithsville, Yawkey, and Alum Creek. A few people were trapped in their vehicles in Lincoln County. Indian Creek flooded near Racine of Boone County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Kanawha
- When
- June 15, 1:00 AM EST to 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kanawha County, Alum Creek
- Property damage
- $125,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.337, -81.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Putnam
- When
- June 15, 1:00 AM EST to 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.509, -81.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Boone
- When
- June 15, 1:00 AM EST to 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Boone County, North Portion
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.023, -81.711 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Maryland, June 15, 1998
- Flash Flood in Indiana, June 15, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, June 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 15 to 16, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, June 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 15, 1998
- Flash Flood in Ohio, June 15 to 16, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 15, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, June 15, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 15, 1998
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, June 1998
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5659665, 5659666, 5659667, 5659668.