NWS Charleston WVFF.W 0231September 21, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Athens, Morgan, Perry and 2 more, OH and WV
The National Weather Service office in Charleston issued a flash flood warning for Athens, Morgan, Perry and 2 more in Ohio, West Virginia, which was in force until 5:15 a.m. local time on September 21. It was the 231st flash flood warning the NWS office in Charleston issued in 2026. Ohio had 62 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 3 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Ohio's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 5 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Charleston WV
- Area
- Athens, Morgan, Perry and 2 more
- State
- Ohio
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:13 a.m. EDT, September 21, 2026
- Expires
- 5:15 a.m. EDT, September 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KRLX FF.W 0231
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Athens County in southeastern Ohio... Southwestern Morgan County in southeastern Ohio... Southeastern Perry County in southeastern Ohio... Southwestern Washington County in southeastern Ohio... Northwestern Wood County in northwestern West Virginia... * Until 515 AM EDT. * At 1213 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 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. 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... Parkersburg, Belpre, Glouster, Chesterhill, Vienna, Washington, Lubeck, Boaz, North Hills, Buchtel, Stockport, Jacksonville, Trimble, Bartlett, Little Hocking, Fleming, Blennerhassett, Belleville and Burr Oak State Park. This includes the following highways... Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 175 and 176. Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 10.
What the agency told people to do
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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.