NWS Pittsburgh PAFF.W 0014May 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Tucker, WV
The National Weather Service office in Pittsburgh issued a flash flood warning for Tucker in West Virginia, which was in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on May 27. It was the 14th flash flood warning the NWS office in Pittsburgh issued in 2026. West Virginia had 20 flash flood warnings in May 2026, against 13 in an average May 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, Pittsburgh PA
- Area
- Tucker
- State
- West Virginia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:58 p.m. EDT, May 27, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. EDT, May 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KPBZ FF.W 0014
- 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
FFWPBZ The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Tucker County in northeastern West Virginia... * Until 800 PM EDT. * At 458 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. 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... Parsons, Davis, Thomas, Hendricks, Hambleton, Blackwater Falls, Benbush, Elk, Canaan Valley State Park, Red Creek, Lead Mine, Canaan Hgts, Cortland, Davisville, Saint George, Laneville, Pheasant Run and Pifer Moutain.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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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, May 20262,688 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels