Warning Vector

Flood Warning

NWS Charleston WV ยท US

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Details

Flood Warning In Effect Until 1215 PM EDT This Afternoon... ...Replaces Flash Flood Warning

Event
Flood Warning
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

What

Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

Where

Southeastern Athens County in southeastern Ohio... Northeastern Gallia County in southeastern Ohio... Meigs County in southeastern Ohio... Southwestern Washington County in southeastern Ohio... North Central Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia... Southwestern Wood County in northwestern West Virginia... North Central Mason County in western West Virginia...

When

Until 1215 PM EDT Sunday.

Impacts

Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.

Additional details

- At 605 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - This includes Interstate 77 in West Virginia near mile marker 151...and between mile markers 164 and 171. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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
  • Gallia County, OH
  • Meigs County, OH
  • Washington County, OH
  • Jackson County, WV
  • Mason County, WV
  • Wood County, WV

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Charleston WV

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~57s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M2Z4GZM5QH0Q65FS0MMP50WN
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.22fad48a9449e922b26c18e8a60933e2f33575dc.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.7223
WMO heading
XOUS51
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
51

Event codes

NameValue
SAMEFLW
NationalWeatherServiceFAW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierFLWRLX
WMOidentifierWGUS41 KRLX 201006
NWSheadlineFLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.KRLX.FA.W.0126.260920T1006Z-260920T1615Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-20T12:15:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Athens County, OH
  • Gallia County, OH
  • Meigs County, OH
  • Washington County, OH
  • Jackson County, WV
  • Mason County, WV
  • Wood County, WV
NameValue
SAME039009
SAME039053
SAME039105
SAME039167
SAME054035
SAME054053
SAME054107
UGCOHC009
UGCOHC053
UGCOHC105
UGCOHC167
UGCWVC035
UGCWVC053
UGCWVC107
Polygons
39.01,-82.32 39.12,-82.31 39.2,-82.13 39.3,-82.15 39.29,-81.85 39.26,-81.72 39.22,-81.73 39.23,-81.69 39.25,-81.7 39.19,-81.45 38.98,-81.69 39.01,-82.32