Flood Warning
NWS Charleston WV ยท US
Details
Flood Warning In Effect Until 1 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 earlier this morning is expected.
Where
Gallia County in southeastern Ohio... Jackson County in southeastern Ohio... North Central Lawrence County in southeastern Ohio... Southern Meigs County in southeastern Ohio... Southeastern Vinton County in southeastern Ohio... Northwestern Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia... Mason County in western West Virginia... Northwestern Putnam County in western West Virginia...
When
Until 100 PM EDT.
Impacts
Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems in urban areas.
Additional details
- At 816 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 rounds of light rain showers will also continue to be possible. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Jackson, Wellston, Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, Oak Hill, Rio Grande, Racine, Ravenswood, New Haven, Gallia, Middleport, Hartford City, Coalton, Henderson, Vinton, Leon, Wilkesville, Cheshire, Adamsville, and Gage. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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
- Gallia County, OH
- Jackson County, OH
- Lawrence County, OH
- Meigs County, OH
- Vinton County, OH
- Jackson County, WV
- Mason County, WV
- Putnam County, WV
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Charleston WV
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~51s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2ZCBMV6DPDDXMQ578JFKJB7
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a72cff874b96bd315983011093558c81d4e74ce5.001.1
- 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.515
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FLW |
| NationalWeatherService | FAW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FLWRLX |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS41 KRLX 201223 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KRLX.FA.W.0127.260920T1223Z-260920T1700Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-20T13:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Gallia County, OH
- Jackson County, OH
- Lawrence County, OH
- Meigs County, OH
- Vinton County, OH
- Jackson County, WV
- Mason County, WV
- Putnam County, WV
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 039053 |
| SAME | 039079 |
| SAME | 039087 |
| SAME | 039105 |
| SAME | 039163 |
| SAME | 054035 |
| SAME | 054053 |
| SAME | 054079 |
| UGC | OHC053 |
| UGC | OHC079 |
| UGC | OHC087 |
| UGC | OHC105 |
| UGC | OHC163 |
| UGC | WVC035 |
| UGC | WVC053 |
| UGC | WVC079 |
- Polygons
- 38.85,-82.65 38.85,-82.73 38.87,-82.76 38.94,-82.75 38.94,-82.76 38.95,-82.76 38.95,-82.8 39.04,-82.8 39.14,-82.79 39.11,-82.32 39.0,-82.32 38.99,-81.89 38.97,-81.7 38.63,-82.01 38.61,-82.06 38.59,-82.06 38.71,-82.4 38.82,-82.65 38.85,-82.65