Warning Vector

Flash Flood Warning

NWS Charleston WV ยท US

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Details

Flash Flood Warning Issued September 20 At 7:20AM EDT Until September 20 At 10:15AM EDT By NWS Charleston WV

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

Description

Overview

FFWRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Boone County in central West Virginia... Southern Cabell County in central West Virginia... Kanawha County in central West Virginia... Lincoln County in central West Virginia... Southwestern Clay County in north central West Virginia... Southwestern Putnam County in western West Virginia... Northeastern Wayne County in western West Virginia... * Until 1015 AM EDT. * At 720 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

Hazard

Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

Source

Radar and automated gauges.

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... Charleston, Huntington, Nitro, Wayne, Hamlin, Beech Fork State Park, Jefferson, South Charleston, St. Albans, Dunbar, Barboursville, Chesapeake, Marmet, Ceredo, Belle, Clendenin, Cedar Grove, East Bank, Glasgow, and Alum Creek. This includes the following highways... Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 96 and 109. Route 119 between mile markers 58 and 80. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 9 and 11...and between mile markers 46 and 57. West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 85 and 95. Interstate 79 between mile markers 1 and 10.

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

  • Boone County, WV
  • Cabell County, WV
  • Clay County, WV
  • Kanawha County, WV
  • Lincoln County, WV
  • Putnam County, WV
  • Wayne County, WV

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Charleston WV

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~38s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M2Z8QWCCT3RH2CX7W1BKGXTR
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3c8876e0b2b408e11f556d14f0200a1935684cb0.001.1
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.9214
WMO heading
XOUS51
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
51

Event codes

NameValue
SAMEFFW
NationalWeatherServiceFFW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierFFWRLX
WMOidentifierWGUS51 KRLX 201120
flashFloodDetectionRADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0222.260920T1120Z-260920T1415Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-20T10:15:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Boone County, WV
  • Cabell County, WV
  • Clay County, WV
  • Kanawha County, WV
  • Lincoln County, WV
  • Putnam County, WV
  • Wayne County, WV
NameValue
SAME054005
SAME054011
SAME054015
SAME054039
SAME054043
SAME054079
SAME054099
UGCWVC005
UGCWVC011
UGCWVC015
UGCWVC039
UGCWVC043
UGCWVC079
UGCWVC099
Polygons
38.18,-82.27 38.23,-82.44 38.38,-82.57 38.39,-82.56 38.41,-82.0 38.47,-81.44 38.51,-81.28 38.27,-81.21 38.27,-81.23 38.2,-81.46 38.16,-81.77 38.13,-82.09 38.18,-82.27