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Flash Flood Warning 125, NWS Charleston, WV

August 11, 2026Boone County, Kanawha County, Lincoln County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Aug 11, 2026, 8:39 AM EDT for Boone County, Kanawha County, Lincoln County, West Virginia. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 11, 2026, 8:39 AM EDT (12:39 UTC)
Expired: Aug 11, 2026, 10:59 AM EDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Boone County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 224 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 3952 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 708 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 144 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 188 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.4
Supercell composite: 13.3

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What 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 11, 6:39 AM EDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 6:39 AM EDT, 2 hours before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 11, 6:11 AM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 11, 6:12 AM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 11, 6:19 AM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 11, 6:36 AM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 11, 7:31 AM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 11, 8:07 AM EDT, 32 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
807 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026

WVZ006>008-013>015-026-027-111300-
Jackson-Clay-Boone-Mason-Kanawha-Lincoln-Cabell-Putnam-
807 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026

...HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN MASON...NORTHEASTERN
CABELL... KANAWHA...PUTNAM...NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN...SOUTHWESTERN
CLAY...SOUTH CENTRAL JACKSON AND NORTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTIES...

Locations impacted include...
Charleston, Nitro, Winfield, Clay, Jefferson, South Charleston, St.
Albans, Dunbar, Hurricane, Sissonville, Milton, Chesapeake, Eleanor,
Marmet, Belle, Buffalo, Clendenin, Cedar Grove, Poca, and East Bank.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 79 between mile markers 1 and 20.
 Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 96 and 121.
 Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 28 and 57.
 West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 76 and 95.
 Route 119 between mile markers 65 and 80.

Downpours will result in poor driving conditions for the morning
commute in and around the Charleston metro area. Expect ponding of
water on roadways and flooding in low-lying areas. Motorists should
slow down and allow for extra time to reach your destination. Do not
drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3851 8222 3870 8187 3858 8151 3855 8147
      3855 8139 3844 8107 3802 8153
TIME...MOT...LOC 1203Z 297DEG 25KT 3859 8176 3839 8203

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 11, 12:11 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Wood	34 min
Aug 11, 1:48 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Mason	27 min
Aug 11, 2:09 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Mason	51 min
Aug 11, 2:34 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam and 1 more	56 min
Aug 11, 2:35 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Nicholas, Pocahontas and 3 more	55 min
Aug 11, 3:32 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Pocahontas, Randolph	3 hr
Aug 11, 3:53 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell, Kanawha, Putnam	37 min
Aug 11, 4:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boone, Kanawha	56 min
Aug 11, 7:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Nicholas	29 min
Aug 11, 8:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Kanawha, Putnam	53 min
Aug 11, 10:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson, Roane	37 min
Aug 11, 11:08 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	RLX	Wood	67 min
Aug 11, 11:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson, Kanawha, Roane	36 min
Aug 11, 11:21 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Mason, Wood	54 min
Aug 11, 11:38 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt and 1 more	67 min
Aug 11, 11:47 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Calhoun, Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Roane and 1 more	58 min
Aug 11, 11:57 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Cabell, Mason	33 min
Aug 11, 12:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	McDowell	30 min
Aug 11, 12:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer and 6 more	65 min
Aug 11, 12:11 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane	3 hr
Aug 11, 12:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison and 5 more	34 min
Aug 11, 12:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne	24 min
Aug 11, 12:28 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Clay, Kanawha, Nicholas, Putnam, Roane	3 hr
Aug 11, 12:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wayne	30 min
Aug 11, 12:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Putnam, Wayne	44 min
Aug 11, 12:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas and 2 more	57 min
Aug 11, 12:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wayne	31 min
Aug 11, 1:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Raleigh, Wyoming	45 min
Aug 11, 1:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Mingo	27 min
Aug 11, 1:25 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Nicholas and 3 more	4 hr
Aug 11, 1:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Logan, Mingo, Raleigh, Wayne, Wyoming	43 min
Aug 11, 1:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Fayette, Raleigh	46 min
Aug 11, 1:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming	48 min
Aug 11, 2:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wyoming	15 min
Aug 11, 2:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	McDowell	31 min
Aug 11, 3:11 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane	3 hr
Aug 11, 3:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Nicholas and 2 more	3 hr
Aug 11, 5:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	RLX	Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Putnam, Wayne	79 min
Aug 11, 5:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam	47 min
Aug 11, 5:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan	39 min
Aug 11, 6:06 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Wood	34 hr
Aug 11, 6:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell and 4 more	61 min
Aug 11, 6:30 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne	3 hr
Aug 11, 7:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Fayette, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming	52 min
Aug 11, 7:24 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Nicholas	3 hr
Aug 10, 10:13 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Morgan, Perry	6 hr
Aug 10, 10:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Morgan, Perry	34 min
Aug 10, 11:22 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Athens, Morgan, Perry, Washington	4 hr
Aug 11, 12:28 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Perry	3 hr
Aug 11, 12:33 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Athens, Meigs	27 min
Aug 11, 12:37 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Athens, Morgan, Washington	3 hr
Aug 11, 1:02 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threat	RLX	Perry	118 min
Aug 11, 3:12 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Athens, Morgan, Perry, Washington	7 hr
Aug 11, 3:24 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Perry	8 hr
Aug 11, 3:28 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Athens, Morgan, Washington	8 hr
Aug 11, 3:57 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Morgan, Perry	6 hr
Aug 11, 4:42 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Athens	48 min
Aug 11, 9:46 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Morgan, Perry	8 hr
Aug 11, 9:53 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Athens, Morgan, Perry, Washington	8 hr
Aug 11, 10:25 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Perry	50 min
Aug 11, 10:43 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Athens, Jackson, Morgan, Vinton	47 min
Aug 11, 10:47 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	RLX	Athens, Morgan, Perry	43 min
Aug 11, 11:02 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson	43 min
Aug 11, 11:06 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Perry	4 hr
Aug 11, 11:21 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Athens, Vinton, Washington	7 hr
Aug 11, 11:24 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Athens, Morgan, Washington	7 hr
Aug 11, 11:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lawrence	32 min
Aug 11, 12:35 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Morgan	15 hr
Aug 11, 12:41 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	RLX	Morgan, Washington	22 hr
Aug 11, 3:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Perry	9 hr
Aug 11, 4:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	RLX	Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence	30 min
Aug 11, 4:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	RLX	Athens	39 hr
Aug 11, 5:24 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Morgan, Perry	26 hr
Aug 11, 6:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Athens, Morgan, Perry, Washington	28 hr
Aug 11, 6:05 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Athens, Morgan, Washington	31 hr
Aug 11, 6:54 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton	16 hr
Aug 11, 12:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boyd, Carter, Greenup	23 min
Aug 11, 12:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Martin	34 min
Aug 11, 5:03 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Carter, Lawrence	42 min
Aug 11, 5:25 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RLX	Boyd, Carter, Greenup	20 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.