Flood Warning
NWS Charleston WV ยท US
Details
Flood Warning In Effect Until 2 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
Northern Roane County in central West Virginia... Calhoun County in north central West Virginia... Gilmer County in north central West Virginia... Southwestern Doddridge County in northern West Virginia... Northeastern Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia... Southern Ritchie County in northwestern West Virginia... Wirt County in northwestern West Virginia... Southeastern Wood County in northwestern West Virginia...
When
Until 200 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.
Additional details
- At 832 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 2.8 inches of rain have fallen. - Flooding impacts will continue, with additional rounds of light rainfall continuing to be possible. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Spencer, Glenville, Elizabeth, Grantsville, Arnoldsburg, Cedar Creek State Park, Reedy, Sand Fork, Pullman, Auburn, Munday, Annamoriah, Brohard, Creston, Macfarlan, Big Springs, Mount Zion, Smithville, Cherry, and Millstone. - This includes Interstate 77 in West Virginia near mile marker 150...and between mile markers 152 and 163. - 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
- Calhoun County, WV
- Doddridge County, WV
- Gilmer County, WV
- Jackson County, WV
- Ritchie County, WV
- Roane County, WV
- Wirt County, WV
- Wood County, WV
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Charleston WV
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~33s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2ZCXDS96JPJTG00TGAAJEXN
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f582d873a8f97f685edbbf37eaf4bce2703a7c2d.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.810
- 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 201233 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KRLX.FA.W.0128.260920T1233Z-260920T1800Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-20T14:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Calhoun County, WV
- Doddridge County, WV
- Gilmer County, WV
- Jackson County, WV
- Ritchie County, WV
- Roane County, WV
- Wirt County, WV
- Wood County, WV
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 054013 |
| SAME | 054017 |
| SAME | 054021 |
| SAME | 054035 |
| SAME | 054085 |
| SAME | 054087 |
| SAME | 054105 |
| SAME | 054107 |
| UGC | WVC013 |
| UGC | WVC017 |
| UGC | WVC021 |
| UGC | WVC035 |
| UGC | WVC085 |
| UGC | WVC087 |
| UGC | WVC105 |
| UGC | WVC107 |
- Polygons
- 39.04,-81.62 39.2,-81.43 39.18,-80.77 38.92,-80.73 38.67,-81.24 38.97,-81.7 39.04,-81.62