Flash Flood Warning
NWS Charleston WV ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Issued September 22 At 8:45PM EDT Until September 22 At 11:45PM 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... South Central Fayette County in southeastern West Virginia... Central Raleigh County in southeastern West Virginia... * Until 1145 PM EDT. * At 845 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 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... Beckley, Mount Hope, Mabscott, Sophia, Dry Creek, Macarthur, Crab Orchard, Prosperity, Stanaford, Beaver, Bradley, Piney View, Daniels, Coal City, Lester, Glen Daniel and Bolt. This includes the following highways... Route 19 between mile markers 1 and 4. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 120 and 127. West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 37 and 50. Flash flooding is occurring in Beckley.
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. Report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.
Affected areas
- Fayette County, WV
- Raleigh County, WV
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Charleston WV
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~39s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M35VKBBXQQ9GFS0VRTH7XE46
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.30eddb917afd06e19f2805e24d90f3ea12151b10.001.1
- 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.1251
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFW |
| NationalWeatherService | FFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFWRLX |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS51 KRLX 230045 |
| flashFloodDetection | RADAR INDICATED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0245.260923T0045Z-260923T0345Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-22T23:45:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Fayette County, WV
- Raleigh County, WV
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 054019 |
| SAME | 054081 |
| UGC | WVC019 |
| UGC | WVC081 |
- Polygons
- 37.88,-81.2 37.92,-81.12 37.88,-80.98 37.69,-81.16 37.65,-81.35 37.69,-81.38 37.75,-81.43 37.75,-81.44 37.76,-81.44 37.88,-81.2