Flood Warning
NWS Charleston WV ยท US
Details
Flood Warning Now In Effect Until 8 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
Southeastern Athens County in southeastern Ohio... Northeastern Gallia County in southeastern Ohio... Meigs County in southeastern Ohio... Southwestern Washington County in southeastern Ohio... Northwestern Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia... Western Wood County in northwestern West Virginia... North Central Mason County in western West Virginia...
When
Until 800 PM EDT.
Impacts
Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is or occurring.
Additional details
- At 244 PM EDT, The Ohio Department of Transportation reported several roads remain closed due to flooding. In Meigs County, this includes State Routes 124, 143, 325, and 248. In Athens County, this includes State Routes 144 and 681. In addition, the automated gage on the Shade River at Chester remains in moderate flood with several adjacent roads flooded. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Athens, Rutland, Forked Run State Park, Tuppers Plains, Chester, Syracuse, Dyesville, Reedsville, and Salem Center. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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
- Athens County, OH
- Gallia County, OH
- Meigs County, OH
- Washington County, OH
- Jackson County, WV
- Mason County, WV
- Wood County, WV
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Charleston WV
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m6s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M32MXE0V5F6H9AKNKR5D591N
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8e41083396fa4809013b9e079f81e2b6fb38febf.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.1526
- 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 211850 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KRLX.FA.W.0136.000000T0000Z-260922T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-21T20:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e02603f3f57c2e87104401f41b71836e05d4bb1b.001.1,2026-09-21T04:44:00-04:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Athens County, OH
- Gallia County, OH
- Meigs County, OH
- Washington County, OH
- Jackson County, WV
- Mason County, WV
- Wood County, WV
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 039009 |
| SAME | 039053 |
| SAME | 039105 |
| SAME | 039167 |
| SAME | 054035 |
| SAME | 054053 |
| SAME | 054107 |
| UGC | OHC009 |
| UGC | OHC053 |
| UGC | OHC105 |
| UGC | OHC167 |
| UGC | WVC035 |
| UGC | WVC053 |
| UGC | WVC107 |
- 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