Flood Warning
NWS Charleston WV ยท US
Details
Flood Warning Now In Effect Until Midnight EDT Tonight
- 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
Southeastern Athens County in southeastern Ohio... Northeastern Gallia County in southeastern Ohio... Meigs County in southeastern Ohio...
When
Until midnight EDT tonight.
Impacts
Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. It will take a few more hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems.
Additional details
- At 845 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms earlier this morning. Flooding is ongoing in the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area tonight. - The gauge on the Shade River at Chester has breached 17 feet, or minor flood stage, and continues to rise. At that stage, the low spot on Scout Camp Road near Sugar Run Creek bridge floods. Agricultural fields adjacent to river begin to flood. - 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 especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe. Report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.
Affected areas
- Athens County, OH
- Gallia County, OH
- Meigs County, OH
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Charleston WV
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~42s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M30PXP8A1N5AYX5RQDZSJN9X
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.034324fd98904b0c263c0fe3ae531734d2becb14.001.1
- 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.1327
- 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
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- 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 210047 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KRLX.FA.W.0126.000000T0000Z-260921T0400Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-21T00:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9aa3806369424eb128e631bcf2a7c46dcb4f901a.001.1,2026-09-20T15:44:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.52d69f107c0aeb34906d5aedfcd571f250c0374b.001.1,2026-09-20T13:17:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.09431043d1ca75933578f45b408e8f8c2e2710b4.001.1,2026-09-20T10:09:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.22fad48a9449e922b26c18e8a60933e2f33575dc.001.1,2026-09-20T06:06:00-04:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Athens County, OH
- Gallia County, OH
- Meigs County, OH
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 039009 |
| SAME | 039053 |
| SAME | 039105 |
| UGC | OHC009 |
| UGC | OHC053 |
| UGC | OHC105 |
- Polygons
- 39.01,-82.32 39.12,-82.31 39.2,-82.13 39.3,-82.15 39.29,-81.85 39.27,-81.82 39.26,-81.72 39.2,-81.74 39.18,-81.76 39.15,-81.74 39.1,-81.75 39.08,-81.78 39.08,-81.81 39.05,-81.81 39.02,-81.77 38.99,-81.78 39.0,-81.98 39.03,-82.02 39.02,-82.04 39.0,-82.05 39.01,-82.32