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
Gallia 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 400 PM EDT.
Impacts
Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems.
Additional details
- At 1241 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms earlier this morning. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, Rio Grande, Racine, Ravenswood, New Haven, Gallia, Middleport, Hartford City, Henderson, Vinton, Leon, Wilkesville, Cheshire, Adamsville, Gallopolis Ferry, Lakin, Kyger, Letart, and Southside. - 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
- 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
- ~55s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2ZV7VKSYZBNH8BGQ8APBCMH
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9fc957e46944d1eb3ce8dcf75ae7b76cf00ebf02.001.1
- 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.6650
- 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
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FLW |
| NationalWeatherService | FAW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FLWRLX |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS41 KRLX 201643 |
| 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.0127.000000T0000Z-260920T2000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-20T16:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Gallia County, OH
- Meigs County, OH
- Vinton County, OH
- Jackson County, WV
- Mason County, WV
- Putnam County, WV
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 039053 |
| SAME | 039105 |
| SAME | 039163 |
| SAME | 054035 |
| SAME | 054053 |
| SAME | 054079 |
| UGC | OHC053 |
| UGC | OHC105 |
| UGC | OHC163 |
| UGC | WVC035 |
| UGC | WVC053 |
| UGC | WVC079 |
- Polygons
- 39.04,-82.44 39.12,-82.43 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 38.74,-82.47 38.75,-82.49 38.77,-82.48 38.78,-82.55 38.79,-82.58 38.85,-82.57 38.84,-82.46 38.98,-82.44 39.04,-82.44