Flash Flood — Cabell, West Virginia

2025-09-24 · near Guyandotte, Cabell, West Virginia

Event narrative

Flooding was observed on Adams and 5th Avenues, 25th Street, and at the 1st Street viaduct in Huntington.

Wider weather episode

Showers and thunderstorms spread across the state as a cold front approached from the northwest on September 24th. Following a brief lull in the evening, activity redeveloped as the front approached the Ohio River late that night and then continued east across West Virginia on the 25th. Although the front exited the area by the evening of the 25th, scattered showers continued into the night due to an approaching upper trough.

Around two inches or less of rain were observed in the northern and eastern portions of the state, while amounts of two to three inches were common to the south and west. Highest amounts, ranging from three to five inches, fell in a strip across Cabell, Jackson, Mason and Wayne Counties. Runoff from heavy rain led to mainly urban and poor drainage related flooding in Cabell and Wayne Counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1287792. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.