NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DCFF.W 0042August 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Berkeley, WV
The National Weather Service office in Baltimore MD/Washington issued a flash flood warning for Berkeley in West Virginia, which was in force until 8:30 p.m. local time on August 27. It was the 42nd flash flood warning the NWS office in Baltimore MD/Washington issued in 2026. West Virginia had 70 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 14 in an average August of 2008-2025 (West Virginia's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Baltimore MD/Washington DC
- Area
- Berkeley
- State
- West Virginia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:31 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- Expires
- 8:30 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLWX FF.W 0042
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in West Virginia since 2008Every warning type in West Virginia
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The notice as issued
FFWLWX The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Berkeley County in the panhandle of West Virginia... * Until 830 PM EDT. * At 531 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. The Berkeley County 911 Center reported a vehicle stuck in water along along South Raleigh Street. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Martinsburg and Arden.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
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The record around this notice
- Flash Flood Warnings in West Virginia since 200879 a year
- Every warning type in West Virginia
- Flash Flood Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most3,924 a year
- NWS notices, August 20264,574 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels