Flood Warning
NWS Charleston WV ยท US
Details
Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 9 PM EDT This Evening
- Event
- Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Significant 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 900 PM EDT.
Impacts
Significant flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads still remain closed due to significant flooding.
Additional details
- At 817 PM EDT, Department of highways reported numerous roads that were flooded in the warned area due to heavy rain from earlier thunderstorms. Significant flooding is ongoing. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Athens, Pomeroy, Coolville, Rutland, Forked Run State Park, Mason, Tuppers Plains, Middleport, Chester, Syracuse, Hartford City, Darwin, Harrisonville, Dexter, Dyesville, Reedsville, Portland, 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. 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
- 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
- ~46s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M35T251957SADD1P5MPG222G
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d60cbcb810b56213fb8ccaf03a00f17240d622eb.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.480
- 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 | FLS |
| NationalWeatherService | FAW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FLSRLX |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS81 KRLX 230018 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KRLX.FA.W.0136.000000T0000Z-260923T0100Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-22T21:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d3b3833d7f365f11d11d26585a23a45818f27128.001.1,2026-09-21T21:29:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c2877736f1513f1f9630e8c70f912e9686fe64a1.001.1,2026-09-21T19:31:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8e41083396fa4809013b9e079f81e2b6fb38febf.001.1,2026-09-21T14:50:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cbf27d072358565431ed6464ad1613efcffaa7cb.001.1,2026-09-21T10:37:00-04:00 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