Flood Warning
NWS Charleston WV ยท US
Details
Flood Warning Now In Effect Until 1015 PM EDT This Evening
- 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 continues.
Where
Northeastern Roane County in central West Virginia... Western Braxton County in north central West Virginia... Calhoun County in north central West Virginia... Gilmer County in north central West Virginia... South Central Ritchie County in northwestern West Virginia...
When
Until 1015 PM EDT Thursday.
Impacts
Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
Additional details
- At 1215 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Glenville, Sutton, Grantsville, Gassaway, Cedar Creek State Park, Arnoldsburg, Normantown, Stumptown, Shock, Rosedale, Nicut, Millstone, Cedarville, Tanner, Mount Zion, Orma, Wilsie, Big Springs, Burnt House and Frametown. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.
Affected areas
- Braxton County, WV
- Calhoun County, WV
- Gilmer County, WV
- Ritchie County, WV
- Roane County, WV
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Charleston WV
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m0s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3A37KSHVP1WYEZXT9ANJ7H9
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b60c4269ee7968531cda2c751d38850b862723b9.001.1
- 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.6068
- 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
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FLW |
| NationalWeatherService | FAW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FLWRLX |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS41 KRLX 241615 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT THIS EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KRLX.FA.W.0158.000000T0000Z-260925T0215Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-24T22:15:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Braxton County, WV
- Calhoun County, WV
- Gilmer County, WV
- Ritchie County, WV
- Roane County, WV
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 054007 |
| SAME | 054013 |
| SAME | 054021 |
| SAME | 054085 |
| SAME | 054087 |
| UGC | WVC007 |
| UGC | WVC013 |
| UGC | WVC021 |
| UGC | WVC085 |
| UGC | WVC087 |
- Polygons
- 38.92,-81.28 38.92,-81.27 38.93,-81.27 39.11,-80.98 38.78,-80.61 38.57,-80.83 38.8,-81.28 38.91,-81.29 38.92,-81.28