NWS Charleston WVFF.W 0229September 20, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Meigs, Jackson, Wirt and 1 more, OH and WV
The National Weather Service office in Charleston issued a flash flood warning for Meigs, Jackson, Wirt and 1 more in Ohio, West Virginia, which was in force until 4:30 a.m. local time on September 21. It was the 229th 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
- Meigs, Jackson, Wirt and 1 more
- State
- Ohio
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:33 p.m. EDT, September 20, 2026
- Expires
- 4:30 a.m. EDT, September 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KRLX FF.W 0229
- 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... East Central Meigs County in southeastern Ohio... Northeastern Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia... Southwestern Wirt County in northwestern West Virginia... Southwestern Wood County in northwestern West Virginia... * Until 430 AM EDT. * At 1133 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 0.7 inches of rain have fallen. 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, Forked Run State Park, Ravenswood, Sandyville, Lubeck, Mineralwells, Rockport, Belleville, Reedsville, Portland, Morristown and Peewee. This includes the following highways... Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 143 and 174. Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 8 and 9.
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.