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Flood Warning issued September 24 at 9:17PM EDT until September 24 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

7.0
38.8652°N, 81.1019°W·US-WV
Started 4h ago
NWS flood alerts data as of
Event Details
Typeflood
Severity7.0
Statusactive
Location38.8652°N, 81.1019°W (WV)
Started2026-09-25T01:17:00+00:00
Last Updated2026-09-25T05:20:49.867+00:00
Sourcenoaa_ahps
Source URLapi.weather.gov
Confidence1.00
Impact Zones
Modeled Inundation
Where the National Water Model's latest analysis puts water inside the warning area. Experimental; the warning polygon is the official boundary.
NWS polygon
Severe Impact Zone
Active flood warning area. Significant property damage possible.
NWS polygon

Zone estimates are based on scientific models and may differ from actual local conditions.

Impact Analysis

This event's zone is the NWS warning polygon. Population and structure estimates are not computed inside NWS polygons yet, so none are shown.

Historical Comparison
2016 ROANE County, WEST VIRGINIA Flood73% match

Flood in WEST VIRGINIA, 19km from current event, $3M in recorded damage

ROANE County, WEST VIRGINIADamage: $2.5M
2016 CLAY County, WEST VIRGINIA Flash Flood73% match

Flash Flood in WEST VIRGINIA, 28km from current event, $8M in recorded damage

CLAY County, WEST VIRGINIADamage: $8.0M
2016 KANAWHA County, WEST VIRGINIA Flood71% match

Flood in WEST VIRGINIA, 41km from current event, $36M in recorded damage

KANAWHA County, WEST VIRGINIADamage: $36.0MFatalities: 4

Historical comparison based on peril type, geography, and severity. Past events do not predict future outcomes.

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Zone estimates are based on scientific models and may differ from actual local conditions.