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Flash Flood Warning issued September 20 at 7:14AM EDT until September 20
Affecting Calhoun, WV; Doddridge, WV; Gilmer, WV; Jackson, WV; Ritchie, WV; Roane, WV; Wirt, WV; Wood, WV
In effect until: Sep 20, 2026, 1:00 PM
Calhoun, WV; Doddridge, WV; Gilmer, WV; Jackson, WV; Ritchie, WV; Roane, WV; Wirt, WV; Wood, WV
Likely impact across 8 counties in WV; effects through 1:00 PM.
Get to higher ground now. Never drive through flooded roads.
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FFWRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Roane County in central West Virginia... Calhoun County in north central West Virginia... Gilmer County in north central West Virginia... Southwestern Doddridge County in northern West Virginia... Northeastern Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia... Southern Ritchie County in northwestern West Virginia... Wirt County in northwestern West Virginia... Southeastern Wood County in northwestern West Virginia... * Until 900 AM EDT. * At 714 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have 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 and automated gauges. IMPACT...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... Spencer, Glenville, Elizabeth, Grantsville, Arnoldsburg, Cedar Creek State Park, Reedy, Sand Fork, Pullman, Auburn, Munday, Annamoriah, Brohard, Creston, Macfarlan, Big Springs, Mount Zion, Smithville, Cherry, and Millstone. This includes Interstate 77 in West Virginia near mile marker 150... and between mile markers 152 and 163.
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Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service / NOAA · Translation: WeatherTranslate™