Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2026

Flash Flood Warning 222, NWS Charleston, WV

September 20, 20267 counties in West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Sep 20, 2026, 7:20 AM EDT for 7 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 3 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: Sep 20, 2026, 7:20 AM EDT (11:20 UTC)
Expired: Sep 20, 2026, 9:54 AM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Boone County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Clay County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Wayne County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:20 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 nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 211 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: 2396 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 994 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 189 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 210 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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 Sep 20, 5:58 AM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 20, 5:58 AM EDT, 1 hour 22 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>

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 20, 6:22 AM EDT, 58 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, Sep 20, 6:31 AM EDT, 49 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, Sep 20, 6:45 AM EDT, 35 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, Sep 20, 7:07 AM EDT, 13 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, Sep 20, 7:13 AM EDT, 7 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, Sep 20, 7:17 AM EDT, 3 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 20, 12:18 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Mason	42 min
Sep 20, 1:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wood	39 min
Sep 20, 1:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood	67 min
Sep 20, 1:42 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Jackson, Mason, Wood	4 hr
Sep 20, 2:20 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson, Ritchie, Roane	55 min
Sep 20, 3:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Braxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Roane and 2 more	65 min
Sep 20, 3:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson, Mason, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood	67 min
Sep 20, 3:44 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson, Ritchie, Roane and 2 more	5 hr
Sep 20, 4:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell, Putnam, Roane	41 min
Sep 20, 4:38 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Jackson, Mason	4 hr
Sep 20, 4:40 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas and 2 more	5 hr
Sep 20, 5:30 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane and 1 more	4 hr
Sep 20, 5:43 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Clay, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster	4 hr
Sep 20, 6:06 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Jackson, Mason, Wood	17 hr
Sep 20, 8:23 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Jackson, Mason, Putnam	11 hr
Sep 20, 8:33 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson, Ritchie, Roane and 2 more	5 hr
Sep 20, 9:05 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane and 1 more	5 hr
Sep 20, 9:19 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas and 3 more	5 hr
Sep 20, 9:23 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Clay, Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster	5 hr
Sep 20, 9:54 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Boone, Cabell, Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln, Nicholas and 2 more	3 hr
Sep 20, 2:11 PM EDT	Flood Watch	RLX	Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 28 more	3 days
Sep 19, 11:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Athens	55 min
Sep 19, 11:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Vinton	48 min
Sep 19, 11:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Athens, Meigs, Vinton	42 min
Sep 20, 12:25 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Athens, Vinton	5 hr
Sep 20, 12:33 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Vinton	27 min
Sep 20, 12:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Meigs	50 min
Sep 20, 12:56 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Vinton	49 min
Sep 20, 1:16 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Athens, Meigs, Vinton	4 hr
Sep 20, 2:00 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton	60 min
Sep 20, 2:10 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Jackson, Vinton	3 hr
Sep 20, 2:54 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Meigs	66 min
Sep 20, 4:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence	65 min
Sep 20, 4:56 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Athens, Meigs, Vinton	18 hr
Sep 20, 4:58 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Jackson, Meigs, Vinton	18 hr
Sep 20, 4:59 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Athens, Vinton	6 hr
Sep 20, 12:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Perry	36 min
Sep 20, 1:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Morgan	23 min
Sep 20, 1:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Washington	32 min
Sep 20, 5:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Greenup	36 min
Sep 20, 5:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Greenup	33 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 2026 Every flash flood warning in 2026

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.