Flash Flood — Lawrence, Ohio

2025-09-25 · near Coal Grove, Lawrence, Ohio

Event narrative

In Coal Grove, high water was observed over Hog Run Road.

Wider weather episode

Showers and thunderstorms spread across parts of southeast Ohio 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.

Seventy-two hour rainfall measurements ranged from one and a half to around five inches across southeast Ohio, with the highest amounts observed in Lawrence and Gallia Counties the night of the 24th into the morning of the 25th. Runoff from heavy rain led to flash flooding on a local road in Lawrence County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1287794. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.