Flood in Lincoln County, West Virginia

The Mud River at Hamlin rose above its bankfull level of 13 feet late in the morning on April 3rd. The river rose to a crest near 14.9 feet on the evening of the 4th, then returned to its banks the next morning. Sections of Route 3 in West Hamlin, a house and ball fields near the High School Bridge, low areas near the high school marquee, Peppermint Lane and surrounding fields in Myra, and low areas along the Mud River between Palermo and Hamlin flooded in the midst of the river being out of its banks.

A line of showers and thunderstorms followed a warm front across the Middle Ohio Valley and Central Appalachians during the morning of April 3rd. A cold front brought more precipitation into the area the night of the 3rd and then stalled over West Virginia through the morning of the 4th. Showers continued in the vicinity of the boundary which slid to the south on the afternoon of the 4th before being lifted north as a warm front again on the 5th. Another cold front arrived the evening of the 5th and once again stalled over West Virginia. Precipitation eventually tapered off as the front sank to the southeast on the 7th.

While two to four inches of rain fell across much of West Virginia, the southwestern portions of the state received four to six inches. Roads began to flood as creeks, streams, and small rivers rose out of their banks. Water rescues also occurred in Boone, Jackson, and Kanawha Counties. Portions of Middle Island Creek, Twelvepole Creek, and the Mud River experienced flooding.