Warning Vector

Flash Flood Warning

NWS Charleston WV ยท US

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Details

Flash Flood Warning Issued September 20 At 11:33PM EDT Until September 21 At 4:30AM EDT By NWS Charleston WV

Event
Flash Flood Warning
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Immediate
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

Overview

FFWRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Meigs County in southeastern Ohio... Northeastern Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia... Southwestern Wirt County in northwestern West Virginia... Southwestern Wood County in northwestern West Virginia... * Until 430 AM EDT. * At 1133 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 0.7 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

Hazard

Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

Source

Radar indicated.

Impacts

Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Parkersburg, Forked Run State Park, Ravenswood, Sandyville, Lubeck, Mineralwells, Rockport, Belleville, Reedsville, Portland, Morristown and Peewee. This includes the following highways... Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 143 and 174. Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 8 and 9.

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.

Affected areas

  • Meigs County, OH
  • Jackson County, WV
  • Wirt County, WV
  • Wood County, WV

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Charleston WV

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~38s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M310DG6H6XJ0WBKYQ2XSTBB3
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.73b09c07065d0e694b78051d8a26fad79ad83c07.001.1
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.5185
WMO heading
XOUS51
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
51

Event codes

NameValue
SAMEFFW
NationalWeatherServiceFFW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierFFWRLX
WMOidentifierWGUS51 KRLX 210333
flashFloodDetectionRADAR INDICATED
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0229.260921T0333Z-260921T0830Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-21T04:30:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Meigs County, OH
  • Jackson County, WV
  • Wirt County, WV
  • Wood County, WV
NameValue
SAME039105
SAME054035
SAME054105
SAME054107
UGCOHC105
UGCWVC035
UGCWVC105
UGCWVC107
Polygons
38.93,-81.8 39.01,-81.82 39.09,-81.83 39.27,-81.51 38.94,-81.47 38.87,-81.78 38.93,-81.8