Flash Flood Warning
NWS Charleston WV ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 515 AM EDT Early This Morning For Southwestern Athens, Northwestern Meigs And Northeastern Vinton Counties
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
At 329 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area.
Hazard
Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
Source
Radar indicated.
Impacts
Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mcarthur, Albany, Zaleski, Carpenter, Radcliffe and Creola.
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.
Affected areas
- Athens County, OH
- Meigs County, OH
- Vinton County, OH
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Charleston WV
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~21s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2YVGD7W9M2FG420Q9M4DBNW
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.666cace7a894d28a0014376e43ea85ebe246343d.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Charleston WV
- AWIPS ID
- CAPRLX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.2679
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFS |
| NationalWeatherService | FFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFSRLX |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS71 KRLX 200729 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ATHENS, NORTHWESTERN MEIGS AND NORTHEASTERN VINTON COUNTIES |
| flashFloodDetection | RADAR INDICATED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0214.000000T0000Z-260920T0915Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-20T05:15:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Athens County, OH
- Meigs County, OH
- Vinton County, OH
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 039009 |
| SAME | 039105 |
| SAME | 039163 |
| UGC | OHC009 |
| UGC | OHC105 |
| UGC | OHC163 |
- Polygons
- 39.32,-82.47 39.3,-82.16 39.2,-82.13 39.12,-82.32 39.13,-82.39 39.23,-82.38 39.24,-82.48 39.32,-82.47