Alert archive / West Virginia / River Flood Warnings in 2025

River Flood Warning 4, NWS Charleston, WV

February 1, 2025Upshur County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this river flood warning at Feb 1, 2025, 2:37 AM EST for Upshur County, West Virginia. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 1, 2025, 2:37 AM EST (07:37 UTC)
Expired
Feb 2, 2025, 12:00 AM EST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Upshur County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Buckhannon River at Buckhannon (BKNW2). The gauge peaked at 25.15 ft at Feb 1, 2025, 7:00 AM EST.

actionminormoderatemajor102002/0102/0202/03
Action stage
21 ft
Minor stage
23 ft
Moderate stage
25 ft
Major stage
26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03052450, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Feb 1, 12:53 AM EST, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 12:53 AM EST, 1 hour 44 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 10:30 PM EST, 4 hours 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1030 PM EST Fri Jan 31 2025

WVZ030>032-039-040-516-518>526-020330-
Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-Upshur-Barbour-Southeast Raleigh-
Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas-
Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas-
Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph-
1030 PM EST Fri Jan 31 2025

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central,
northeast, northern and southeast West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other
methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.

WVZ027>029-033-034-515-517-020330-
Clay-Braxton-Gilmer-McDowell-Wyoming-Northwest Raleigh-
Northwest Fayette-
1030 PM EST Fri Jan 31 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central,
southeast and southern West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Some rivers and streams may continue to run high or cause localized
flooding issues tonight before dropping tomorrow.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other
methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>026-020330-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-
Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Dickenson-Buchanan-Wayne-
Cabell-Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-
Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Mingo-Logan-Boone-
1030 PM EST Fri Jan 31 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, southeast
Ohio, southwest Virginia, and portions of central, northern,
southern and western West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other
methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 31, 10:01 PM EST, 4 hours 36 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1001 PM EST Fri Jan 31 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0945 PM     Flood            5 S Coal City           37.61N 81.21W
01/31/2025                   Raleigh            WV   911 Call Center

            High water being reported on a stretch of
            Odd Rd from the 3400 block at Devils
            Backbone Rd to Ravens Ct.

&&
Local storm report, Jan 31, 10:58 PM EST, 3 hours 39 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1058 PM EST Fri Jan 31 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1040 PM     Landslide        3 SSE Gilbert Creek     37.54N 81.87W
01/31/2025                   Mingo              WV   911 Call Center

            Reports of a landslide on Isaban Mountain Rd
            blocking one lane.

&&
Local storm report, Jan 31, 11:46 PM EST, 2 hours 51 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1146 PM EST Fri Jan 31 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1114 PM     Flood            2 ESE Coal City         37.66N 81.19W
01/31/2025                   Raleigh            WV   911 Call Center

            High water along 1200 block of Whitby Rd. at
            Jonben Fireco Rd.

&&
Local storm report, Feb 1, 12:29 AM EST, 2 hours 8 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Local storm report, Feb 1, 1:49 AM EST, 48 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Local storm report, Feb 1, 1:55 AM EST, 42 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 31, 9:09 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningRLXGilmer13 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 2025Every river flood warning in 2025

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.