Flash Flood Warning
NWS Charleston WV ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Issued September 23 At 4:51PM EDT Until September 23 At 7:45PM 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... Southeastern Lawrence County in northeastern Kentucky... Southeastern Wayne County in western West Virginia... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 451 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. 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... Dunlow, Crum, and Clifford.
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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
- Lawrence County, KY
- Wayne County, WV
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Charleston WV
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~33s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M380KDSFBH9WX583P34C7JZ8
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1ac065e7ce68fa5106404a6a386abe3301e1e17d.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.4448
- 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 232051 |
| flashFloodDetection | RADAR INDICATED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0257.260923T2051Z-260923T2345Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-23T19:45:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Lawrence County, KY
- Wayne County, WV
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 021127 |
| SAME | 054099 |
| UGC | KYC127 |
| UGC | WVC099 |
- Polygons
- 37.95,-82.56 37.97,-82.57 38.0,-82.53 38.03,-82.47 38.07,-82.36 38.02,-82.26 37.99,-82.29 37.89,-82.42 37.91,-82.46 37.91,-82.47 37.9,-82.47 37.92,-82.49 37.93,-82.48 37.93,-82.5 37.94,-82.49 37.95,-82.5 37.96,-82.53 37.95,-82.56