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Home Return to list Flash Flood Warning 0133 Issued by the Charleston Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-08-11 12:25:47
964
WGUS51 KRLX 111725
FFWRLX
WVC005-019-039-043-045-067-079-081-109-112130-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0133.260811T1725Z-260811T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
125 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Boone County in central West Virginia...
Southern Kanawha County in central West Virginia...
Eastern Lincoln County in central West Virginia...
Fayette County in southeastern West Virginia...
Southwestern Nicholas County in southeastern West Virginia...
Northwestern Raleigh County in southeastern West Virginia...
Northeastern Logan County in southern West Virginia...
North Central Wyoming County in southern West Virginia...
South Central Putnam County in western West Virginia...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 125 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain
has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas. Parts of the area received 1
to 2 inches of rain earlier this morning are are
particularly vulnerable to additional heavy rainfall.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Beckley, Summersville, Madison, Fayetteville, Babcock State Park,
South Charleston, Oak Hill, Montgomery, Chesapeake, Marmet, Mount
Hope, Mabscott, Ansted, Belle, Cedar Grove, East Bank, Glasgow,
Smithers and Gauley Bridge.
This includes the following highways...
Route 19 between mile markers 1 and 16...and between mile markers 18
and 45. Route 119 between mile markers 44 and 73. West Virginia
Turnpike between mile markers 43 and 91.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, dont 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.
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LAT...LON 3822 8204 3835 8193 3824 8140 3824 8119
3840 8091 3821 8070 3810 8082 3810 8088
3808 8089 3806 8086 3789 8104 3772 8129
3770 8141 3795 8189
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
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Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-08-11 16:26:23
475
WGUS71 KRLX 112126
FFSRLX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
526 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
WVC005-019-039-043-045-067-079-081-109-112136-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0133.000000T0000Z-260811T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Boone WV-Fayette WV-Kanawha WV-Lincoln WV-Logan WV-Nicholas WV-
Putnam WV-Raleigh WV-Wyoming WV-
526 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
BOONE, SOUTHERN KANAWHA, EASTERN LINCOLN, FAYETTE, SOUTHWESTERN
NICHOLAS, NORTHWESTERN RALEIGH, NORTHEASTERN LOGAN, NORTH CENTRAL
WYOMING AND SOUTH CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTIES...
Please continue to heed any remaining road closures. Additional heavy
rain is possible this evening which may require an additional
warning.
A Flood Watch remains in effect until 800 AM EDT Friday for portions
of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia, and West
Virginia.
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LAT...LON 3822 8204 3835 8193 3824 8140 3824 8119
3840 8091 3821 8070 3810 8082 3810 8088
3808 8089 3806 8086 3789 8104 3772 8129
3770 8141 3795 8189
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