Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 11 at 12:41PM EDT until July 11 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 11, 2026 - 9:41am
Expires:
July 11, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
At 1241 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated showers producing heavy
rainfall. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional
rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area.
Flash flooding is already occurring area wide in McDowell County and
along Guesses Fork Rd in Buchanan County.
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...
Gary, War, Bradshaw, Iaeger, Jolo, Avondale, Panther, Coalwood,
Stacy, Cucumber, Hurley, Roseann and Elbert.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Cucumber Creek, Bill Young Branch, Middle Fork Bradshaw Creek,
Pawpaw Creek, Left Fork Slate Creek, Middle Fork Spruce Pine Creek,
Little Horsepen Creek, Looney Creek, Home Creek, Slate Creek, Guess
Fork, Left Fork Crane Creek, Middle Fork Panther Creek, Barrenshe
Creek, Kewee Creek, Hite Fork, Brushy Fork, Laurel Fork, South Fork
Tug Fork, Sandlick Creek, Spice Creek, Left Fork Sandlick Creek,
Hurricane Branch, Left Fork Home Creek, Horsepen Creek, Lester
Fork, Harman Branch, Linn Camp Branch, Big Butt Branch, Tug Fork
River, Bradshaw Creek, Hunts Fork, Beartown Branch, Dismal Creek,
Harmon Branch, Longpole Creek, Tug Fork, Clear Fork, Left Fork Bull
Creek, Panther Creek, Long Branch, Big Creek, Left Fork Pawpaw
Creek, Buck Fork, Johns Branch, Dry Fork, Bartley Creek, Horse
Creek, Elkins Branch, Betsy Branch, Beech Fork, Little Slate Creek,
Crane Creek, Bull Creek, Jacobs Fork, Levisa Fork, Spruce Pine
Creek, Jacks Creek, Knox Creek, Trace Fork, Laurel Branch, Blackey
Fork, Brushytop Fork, Rocklick Creek, Middle Fork Big Creek, South
Fork Tug Fork River, Big Branch, Straight Fork and Right Fork
Straight Fork.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Buchanan, VA; McDowell, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender: