NWS Charleston WVFF.W 0217September 20, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer and 5 more, WV
The National Weather Service office in Charleston issued a flash flood warning for Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer and 5 more in West Virginia, which was in force until 7:45 a.m. local time on September 20. It was the 217th flash flood warning the NWS office in Charleston issued in 2026. West Virginia had 62 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 5 in an average September of 2008-2025 (West Virginia's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 4 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Charleston WV
- Area
- Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer and 5 more
- State
- West Virginia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:44 a.m. EDT, September 20, 2026
- Expires
- 7:45 a.m. EDT, September 20, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KRLX FF.W 0217
- 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
FFWRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * 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 745 AM EDT. * At 344 AM 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 1.5 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... 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.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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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, September 20262,824 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels