Flood Warning
NWS Charleston WV ยท US
Details
Flood Warning Now In Effect Until 4 PM EDT This Afternoon
- 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 continues.
Where
Northern Jackson County in southeastern Ohio... Northwestern Meigs County in southeastern Ohio... Northern Vinton County in southeastern Ohio...
When
Until 400 PM EDT.
Impacts
Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems.
Additional details
- At 1218 PM EDT, emergency management reported numerous flooded roadways in the warned area due to thunderstorms earlier this morning. Flooding is ongoing. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Wellston, Mcarthur, Hamden, Allensville, Byer, and Eagle Mills. - 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
- Jackson County, OH
- Meigs County, OH
- Vinton County, OH
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Charleston WV
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~58s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2ZSW06FPWR21M94QQ2WT0T3
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dd4034e1bd64f7bd1995dde00e52b53e1e00daa6.001.1
- 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.6119
- 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 | FLW |
| NationalWeatherService | FAW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FLWRLX |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS41 KRLX 201619 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KRLX.FA.W.0124.000000T0000Z-260920T2000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-20T16:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Jackson County, OH
- Meigs County, OH
- Vinton County, OH
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 039079 |
| SAME | 039105 |
| SAME | 039163 |
| UGC | OHC079 |
| UGC | OHC105 |
| UGC | OHC163 |
- Polygons
- 39.21,-82.76 39.37,-82.75 39.36,-82.65 39.33,-82.64 39.32,-82.47 39.24,-82.48 39.23,-82.38 39.13,-82.39 39.12,-82.31 39.14,-82.79 39.17,-82.79 39.17,-82.77 39.19,-82.76 39.21,-82.76