Warning Vector

Flood Warning

NWS Charleston WV ยท US

Updated

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 continues.

Where

Central Athens County in southeastern Ohio... Southwestern Morgan County in southeastern Ohio... Northeastern Vinton County in southeastern Ohio... West Central Washington County in southeastern Ohio...

When

Until midnight EDT Tonight.

Impacts

Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is occurring.

Additional details

- At 530 PM EDT, The Ohio Department of Transportation reported that several roads remain closed due to flooding in the the area. State Routes 328 and 56 in Vinton County remain closed along with State Routes 356, 550, and 56 in Athens County. Area creeks will begin to slowly recede to within their banks this evening. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Athens, Nelsonville, Lake Hope State Park, Chauncey, Buchtel, Amesville, The Plains and Stroud Run State Park. - 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
  • Morgan County, OH
  • Vinton County, OH
  • Washington County, OH

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Charleston WV

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m7s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M32Y48MEVH51PRX4KCD65KYR
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7c004b6358407e1f16a729d51c3ed4ee77e27ea6.001.1
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.6177
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

Event codes

NameValue
SAMEFLW
NationalWeatherServiceFAW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierFLWRLX
WMOidentifierWGUS41 KRLX 212131
NWSheadlineFLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.EXT.KRLX.FA.W.0137.000000T0000Z-260922T0400Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-22T00:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
expiredReferencesw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fa2df36696678d4220d8c89d7ded7d016554688e.001.1,2026-09-21T10:43:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.15be5a5a0dbf8fd982a812f88a300864b6d243e7.001.1,2026-09-21T04:46:00-04:00
Locations

Location data

  • Athens County, OH
  • Morgan County, OH
  • Vinton County, OH
  • Washington County, OH
NameValue
SAME039009
SAME039115
SAME039163
SAME039167
UGCOHC009
UGCOHC115
UGCOHC163
UGCOHC167
Polygons
39.3,-82.3 39.32,-82.47 39.39,-82.47 39.39,-82.34 39.38,-82.29 39.47,-82.28 39.45,-81.84 39.38,-81.85 39.29,-81.85 39.29,-82.14 39.3,-82.26 39.3,-82.3