Warning Vector

Flood Warning

NWS Pittsburgh PA ยท US

Updated
This event was updated at .

Details

Flood Warning Now In Effect Until 815 PM EDT This Evening

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 continues.

Where

Eastern Belmont County in east central Ohio... Southeastern Jefferson OH County in east central Ohio... West Central Washington County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Brooke County in northern West Virginia... Ohio County in northern West Virginia...

When

Until 815 PM EDT.

Impacts

Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.

Additional details

- At 540 PM EDT, emergency management reported many area roadways were still closed with most area creeks out of their banks near the Bethany area. Flooding is ongoing. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Wheeling, Martins Ferry, Warwood, Wellsburg, West Liberty, Triadelphia, Clearview, Valley Grove, Tiltonsville, Bridgeport, Yorkville, Bethany, Franklin, Beech Bottom, Brilliant, Windsor Heights, Rayland and West Alexander. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Affected areas

  • Belmont County, OH
  • Jefferson County, OH
  • Washington County, PA
  • Brooke County, WV
  • Ohio County, WV

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Pittsburgh PA

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~40s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M30C91223JYNMZNM9XDRXFT2
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b772c5533a8afdd43c4285943bb13e3ba859fc10.001.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Pittsburgh PA
AWIPS ID
CAPPBZ
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.6142
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

NameValue
SAMEFLW
NationalWeatherServiceFAW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierFLWPBZ
WMOidentifierWGUS41 KPBZ 202141
NWSheadlineFLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT THIS EVENING
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.EXT.KPBZ.FA.W.0056.000000T0000Z-260921T0015Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-20T20:15:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Belmont County, OH
  • Jefferson County, OH
  • Washington County, PA
  • Brooke County, WV
  • Ohio County, WV
NameValue
SAME039013
SAME039081
SAME042125
SAME054009
SAME054069
UGCOHC013
UGCOHC081
UGCPAC125
UGCWVC009
UGCWVC069
Polygons
40.06,-80.73 40.06,-80.76 40.2,-80.71 40.25,-80.67 40.33,-80.5 40.08,-80.51 40.05,-80.52 40.06,-80.73