NWS Charleston WVFF.W 0242September 21, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Buchanan and Dickenson, VA
The National Weather Service office in Charleston issued a flash flood warning for Buchanan and Dickenson in Virginia, which was in force until 4:30 a.m. local time on September 22. It was the 242nd flash flood warning the NWS office in Charleston issued in 2026. Virginia had 24 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 16 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Virginia's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 5.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Charleston WV
- Area
- Buchanan and Dickenson
- State
- Virginia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:25 p.m. EDT, September 21, 2026
- Expires
- 4:30 a.m. EDT, September 22, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KRLX FF.W 0242
- 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... Northwestern Buchanan County in southwestern Virginia... North Central Dickenson County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 430 AM EDT. * At 1125 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 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 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... Grundy, Haysi, Breaks Interstate, John Flannagan Lake, Big Rock, Roseann and Hurley.
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.
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