Flood Warning
NWS Charleston WV ยท US
Details
Flood Warning In Effect Until 115 AM EDT Thursday... ...Replaces Flash Flood Warning
- 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 is expected.
Where
Northwestern Boone County in central West Virginia... East Central Lincoln County in central West Virginia...
When
Until 115 AM EDT.
Impacts
Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is occurring. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable.
Additional details
- At 817 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooded roadways in the warned area due to thunderstorms earlier this evening. Flooding is ongoing. Between 3 and 7 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Julian, Woodville, and Alkol. - This includes Route 119 between mile markers 54 and 58. - 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. Report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.
Affected areas
- Boone County, WV
- Lincoln County, WV
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Charleston WV
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~50s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M38CEZK0FBXKZ8EDQBCMZVEB
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.da1122023c700431a6d0543552eaccbd122fda10.001.1
- 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.486
- 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 | FLW |
| NationalWeatherService | FAW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FLWRLX |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS41 KRLX 240018 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KRLX.FA.W.0156.260924T0018Z-260924T0515Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-24T01:15:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Boone County, WV
- Lincoln County, WV
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 054005 |
| SAME | 054043 |
| UGC | WVC005 |
| UGC | WVC043 |
- Polygons
- 38.12,-81.98 38.18,-81.91 38.19,-81.91 38.14,-81.82 38.06,-81.89 38.12,-81.98