Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 6:57PM EDT until July 21 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 21, 2026 - 3:57pm
Expires:
July 21, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
FFWRLX
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia...
Northern Lewis County in northern West Virginia...
* Until 1000 PM EDT.
* At 657 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Buckhannon, Weston, Stonewall Jackson, Jackson Mill, Jane Lew,
Camden, Lorentz, Alum Bridge and Hodgesville.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 between mile markers 90 and 106. Route 33 between mile
markers 1 and 2...and between mile markers 6 and 7...and near mile
marker 15.
Instruction:
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.
Report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free,
800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Lewis, WV; Upshur, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender: