Flash Flood Warning
NWS Charleston WV ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 945 AM EDT This Morning For Southwestern Clay, Pocahontas, Southwestern Randolph, Webster And Nicholas Counties
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
At 754 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch 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... Summersville, Richwood, Marlinton, Clay, Webster Springs, Cass Scenic Railroad, Green Bank, Addison (Webster Springs), Camden-On-gauley, Camden On Gauley, Craigsville, Snowshoe, Glen, Mingo, Cowen, Durbin, Hillsboro, Bergoo, Upper Glade, and Waneta. This includes Route 19 between mile markers 34 and 49.
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.
Affected areas
- Clay County, WV
- Nicholas County, WV
- Pocahontas County, WV
- Randolph County, WV
- Webster County, WV
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Charleston WV
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~47s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2ZAPDHC8RXX3Y25RG1Q76MP
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.519a0ceb905348f4da49ae844449121482306e28.001.1
- 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.10025
- 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 201154 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CLAY, POCAHONTAS, SOUTHWESTERN RANDOLPH, WEBSTER AND NICHOLAS COUNTIES |
| flashFloodDetection | RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0221.000000T0000Z-260920T1345Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-20T09:45:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Clay County, WV
- Nicholas County, WV
- Pocahontas County, WV
- Randolph County, WV
- Webster County, WV
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 054015 |
| SAME | 054067 |
| SAME | 054075 |
| SAME | 054083 |
| SAME | 054101 |
| UGC | WVC015 |
| UGC | WVC067 |
| UGC | WVC075 |
| UGC | WVC083 |
| UGC | WVC101 |
- Polygons
- 38.27,-81.22 38.48,-81.27 38.54,-81.16 38.33,-80.9 38.68,-80.29 38.62,-79.62 38.49,-79.69 38.43,-79.69 38.36,-79.73 38.31,-79.81 38.27,-79.79 38.18,-79.92 38.08,-79.95 38.13,-80.36 38.23,-80.36 38.27,-80.44 38.15,-80.6 38.19,-80.92 38.24,-81.03 38.22,-81.05 38.27,-81.22