Warning Vector

Flash Flood Warning

NWS Charleston WV ยท US

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Flash Flood Warning Issued September 22 At 4:11PM EDT Until September 22 At 7:00PM 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... West Central Randolph County in northeastern West Virginia... Northern Webster County in northeastern West Virginia... * Until 700 PM EDT. * At 411 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 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... Webster Springs, Addison (Webster Springs), Waneta, Bergoo, Pickens and Monterville.

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. Report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.

Affected areas

  • Randolph County, WV
  • Webster County, WV

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Charleston WV

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m7s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M35BYGC1YAJ9MCR6D7NQDZ7M
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1571d677b649295d9df12bebc46a07c28c9b5e12.001.1
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.3611
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 222011
flashFloodDetectionRADAR INDICATED
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0243.260922T2011Z-260922T2300Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-22T19:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Randolph County, WV
  • Webster County, WV
NameValue
SAME054083
SAME054101
UGCWVC083
UGCWVC101
Polygons
38.46,-80.21 38.43,-80.25 38.37,-80.34 38.43,-80.58 38.56,-80.43 38.78,-80.05 38.65,-79.97 38.46,-80.21