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Flash Flood Warning 111, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Aug 7, 2026, 1:13 AM EDT for Jackson County, Mason County, West Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2026, 1:13 AM EDT (05:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2026, 3:44 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Jackson County, WV, Mason County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:13 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 1:22 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Se Ripley, WV | Water flowing into garage and crawlspace in the 300 block of 3rd ave due to a backed up drain. |
| Aug 7, 1:57 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 W Ripley, WV | 6 to 10 inches of water along McGraw Street and in the New Stone Square parking lot. |
| Aug 7, 2:04 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sse Ripley, WV | 6 to 8 inches of standing water in the road in the 500 block of Church St. |
| Aug 7, 2:16 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nne Ripley, WV | A foot of water over the road in the 100 block of Sheriff Dr. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 4 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 9 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 192 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1331 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1073 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
220
WGUS51 KRLX 070513
FFWRLX
WVC035-053-070815-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0111.260807T0513Z-260807T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
113 AM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia...
East Central Mason County in western West Virginia...
* Until 415 AM EDT.
* At 113 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 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...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...
Ripley, Fairplain, Evans and Given.
This includes Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 132
and 140.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3879 8184 3885 8176 3891 8161 3888 8153
3887 8153 3884 8156 3868 8179 3873 8186
3877 8186
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JP2 follow-up statements
466
WGUS71 KRLX 070619
FFSRLX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
219 AM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026
WVC053-070629-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FF.W.0111.000000T0000Z-260807T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mason WV-
219 AM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL MASON COUNTY...
Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to
heed remaining road closures.
&&
LAT...LON 3879 8182 3885 8176 3888 8168 3888 8156
3887 8153 3884 8156 3870 8179 3872 8181
3873 8179 3878 8183
$$
WVC035-070815-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0111.000000T0000Z-260807T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Jackson WV-
219 AM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY...
At 219 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in
the warned area. 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...
Ripley, Evans and Given.
This includes Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 133
and 140.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3879 8182 3885 8176 3888 8168 3888 8156
3887 8153 3884 8156 3870 8179 3872 8181
3873 8179 3878 8183
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JP402
WGUS71 KRLX 070744
FFSRLX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
344 AM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026
WVC035-070754-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FF.W.0111.000000T0000Z-260807T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Jackson WV-
344 AM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY HAS BEEN REPLACED
WITH A FLOOD WARNING...
&&
LAT...LON 3879 8182 3885 8176 3888 8168 3888 8156
3887 8153 3884 8156 3870 8179 3872 8181
3873 8179 3878 8183
$$
JPWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Aug 6, 7:10 PM EDT, 6 hours 3 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- -1) An active pattern brings mainly diurnal showers and thunderstorms into next week, primarily during the afternoon and evening hours. Localized flash flooding is possible each day, but the threat for severe weather remains low.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 7:10 PM EDT, 6 hours 3 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Charleston WV 710 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026 .WHAT HAS CHANGED... No major changes to the forecast as the Ad Nauseam of diurnal thunderstorms continues. && .KEY MESSAGES... -1) An active pattern brings mainly diurnal showers and thunderstorms into next week, primarily during the afternoon and evening hours. Localized flash flooding is possible each day, but the threat for severe weather remains low. && .DISCUSSION... KEY MESSAGE 1... Showers and thunderstorms fired up in the mountains early this afternoon with the help of a weak mid-level short wave trough lifting through the area, and perhaps a subtle inverted surface trough. While coverage will remain greatest in and near the mountains this afternoon into this evening, there will be at least isolated thunderstorms in the area at large. While thunderstorms will by and large wane after sunset this evening, a stronger short wave trough to the west, which will absorb the weaker one as it approaches tonight and Friday, may bring thunderstorms into the middle Ohio Valley overnight tonight, depending upon how convective complexes associated with it evolve. However, with the short wave moving into the area Friday, thunderstorms could be ongoing in the morning or refiring by late morning, with a more active afternoon on tap. River valley fog and areas of low clouds are likely again overnight tonight into Friday morning, most likely and mst persistent Friday morning where thunderstorms occur this afternoon or evening. Overall, mid/upper-level troughing/weakness continues over the eastern third of the U.S. into the weekend, with the associated chance for mainly, but not exclusively, diurnal thunderstorms. The eastern U.S. trough position moves to or just off the east coast early next week, allowing a west to northwest mid/upper- level flow to take hold over the forecast area. After a brief reprieve in response to this on Sunday as weak surface high pressure become established, the Ad Nauseam of daily thunderstorms returns Monday, or even Sunday night, as the surface high gives way to low level southwest flow beneath the mid/upper-level west to northwest flow. Models are suggesting that troughing along the east coast amplifies enough to bring a surface cold front through the area, with an uptick in thunderstorms ahead of the front eventually followed by drier weather in its wake. The main threat from thunderstorms continues to be localized flooding given relatively slow motion and PW values of 1.5 to 2 inches. The Weather Prediction Center has the forecast area in a Marginal Risk for Excessive Rainfall the next five days, extending the streak to at least 7. The orientation shift to west-northwest to east-southeast early next week reflects the west-northwest mid/upper level flow. While low shear for the most part keeps the severe weather threat low through the weekend, increased shear associated with the aforementioned flow pattern at times may increase the severe weather threat in the form of a damaging wind potential early next week. The Storm Prediction Center carries a general thunderstorm risk the next 3 days, and has no severe risk for days 4 through 8 next week, although, in their discussion, they do allude to a damaging wind potential associated with possible waves rotating around the large-scale upper trough over Canada amid the ongoing very moist air mass with possibly strong instability in place. Temperatures will continue to run slightly above normal this week amid the high humidity. && .AVIATION /00Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... Showers and thunderstorms will tapper off this evening. Expect dense fog tonight in areas receiving rainfall this afternoon and evening. Not sure if fog will form in areas that didn't receive rainfall today, but did yesterday. A cumulus deck will form again on Friday, with scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms causing restrictions. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY... FORECAST CONFIDENCE: High, except low with fog. ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Timing and intensity of showers and thunderstorms could vary. Timing, intensity, and location of fog tonight could vary. EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION: H = HIGH: TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL. M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS. L = LOW: TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL. UTC 1HRLY 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 EDT 1HRLY 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 CRW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H L L HTS CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H BKW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H EKN CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H M L L PKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H AFTER 00Z SATURDAY... Brief IFR restrictions are possible with daily showers and thunderstorms, primarily during the afternoon and evening hours. IFR is also possible in valley fog each night, especially in areas that received rainfall the previous day. && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...None. OH...None. KY...None. VA...None. && DISCUSSION...TRM AVIATION...RPY
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 8:30 PM EDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
830 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026
WVZ005-024-025-070115-
Logan WV-Mingo WV-Wayne WV-
830 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MINGO...
NORTHWESTERN LOGAN AND SOUTH CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM
EDT...
At 830 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Warfield, or near Inez, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Mount Gay-Shamrock, Holden, Naugatuck, Verdunville, Dingess, Myrtle,
Crum, Lenore, and Breeden.
This includes Route 119 between mile markers 1 and 26, and between
mile markers 28 and 29.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3797 8205 3774 8204 3776 8233 3778 8232
3777 8233 3782 8238 3781 8240 3783 8240
3786 8242 3787 8241 3790 8244 3791 8247
3790 8247 3792 8248 3793 8250
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 271DEG 17KT 3785 8242
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
26Special weather statement, Aug 6, 9:42 PM EDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
942 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026
WVZ033-070245-
McDowell-
942 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026
...LOCALIZED HIGH WATER POSSIBLE IN SOUTHEASTERN MCDOWELL COUNTY...
Locations impacted include...
Gary, Anawalt, Maybeury, Elbert, and Jenkinjones.
Recent heavy rainfall may cause ponding of water on roadways and
flooding in low-lying areas.
&&
LAT...LON 3739 8153 3742 8132 3732 8137 3732 8140
3727 8142 3727 8145 3725 8148 3726 8150
3723 8151 3722 8154 3721 8156 3720 8168
TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 190DEG 10KT 3736 8147
26Local storm report, Aug 6, 9:48 PM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
948 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0835 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Kermit 37.85N 82.41W
08/06/2026 Mingo WV 911 Call Center
Tree down on a house.
&&
RPYSpecial weather statement, Aug 7, 12:57 AM EDT, 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1257 AM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026
WVZ008-016-070545-
Jackson WV-Roane WV-
1257 AM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL ROANE AND CENTRAL
JACKSON COUNTIES THROUGH 145 AM EDT...
At 1256 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Kenna, or near Ripley, moving northeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Ripley, Ravenswood, Sandyville, Kenna, Statts Mills, Evans, Given,
Fairplain, and Gay.
This includes Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 124
and 149.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to travel across
flooded roads. Find alternate routes. It takes only a few inches of
swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away.
&&
LAT...LON 3879 8136 3864 8167 3872 8181 3873 8179
3878 8183 3893 8180 3892 8177 3893 8176
3896 8178 3900 8177 3900 8176
TIME...MOT...LOC 0456Z 224DEG 9KT 3874 8170
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 8:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mingo | 45 min |
| Aug 6, 9:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell | 63 min |
| Aug 7, 12:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson | 48 min |
| Aug 7, 1:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wirt | 50 min |
| Aug 7, 2:11 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson | 4 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson | 4 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Tyler | 18 min |
| Aug 7, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Tyler | 27 min |
| Aug 7, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Tyler | 13 min |
| Aug 7, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Harrison | 33 min |
| Aug 7, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Taylor | 31 min |
| Aug 7, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette | 37 min |
| Aug 7, 4:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh | 5 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Tucker | 29 min |
| Aug 7, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Randolph | 31 min |
| Aug 7, 5:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Harrison, Lewis, Upshur | 5 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Mason | 35 min |
| Aug 7, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Mason | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Wood | 35 min |
| Aug 7, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wayne | 35 min |
| Aug 7, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Roane | 31 min |
| Aug 7, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt and 1 more | 37 min |
| Aug 7, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Clay, Kanawha, Roane | 24 min |
| Aug 7, 7:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson, Wood | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell | 28 min |
| Aug 7, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Jackson, Ritchie and 3 more | 34 min |
| Aug 7, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Upshur | 31 min |
| Aug 7, 7:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Lewis, Ritchie and 1 more | 34 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.