Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2026
Flash Flood Warning 73, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jul 18, 2026, 1:48 PM EDT for Cabell County, Putnam County, West Virginia. It was in force for 7 hr. 1 report 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
- Jul 18, 2026, 1:48 PM EDT (17:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2026, 8:35 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Cabell County, WV, Putnam County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 3:18 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ene Culloden, WV | High water reported in the 200 block of Virginia Ave in Culloden. |
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 one storm report to this flash flood warning; the first came 90 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 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 911 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 624 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WGUS51 KRLX 181748
FFWRLX
WVC011-079-182045-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0073.260718T1748Z-260718T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
148 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
East Central Cabell County in central West Virginia...
West Central Putnam County in western West Virginia...
* Until 445 PM EDT.
* At 148 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. 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...
Hurricane, Milton, Culloden and Teays Valley.
This includes Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 25
and 42.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free,
800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3851 8206 3851 8188 3844 8187 3840 8202
3841 8217 3850 8217 3851 8210 3847 8206
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JP4 follow-up statements
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WGUS51 KRLX 181949
FFWRLX
WVC011-079-182245-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FF.W.0073.000000T0000Z-260718T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
349 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
The National Weather Service in Charleston has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
East Central Cabell County in central West Virginia...
West Central Putnam County in western West Virginia...
* Until 645 PM EDT.
* At 349 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Flash
flooding is already occurring on Virginia Avenue in Culloden
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Hurricane, Milton, Culloden and Teays Valley.
This includes Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 25
and 42.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free,
800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3851 8206 3851 8188 3844 8187 3840 8202
3841 8217 3850 8217 3851 8210 3847 8206
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
01571
WGUS51 KRLX 182200
FFWRLX
WVC011-079-190015-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FF.W.0073.000000T0000Z-260719T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
600 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
The National Weather Service in Charleston has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
East Central Cabell County in central West Virginia...
West Central Putnam County in western West Virginia...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 600 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 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...
Hurricane, Milton, Culloden and Teays Valley.
This includes Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 25
and 42.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free,
800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3851 8206 3851 8188 3844 8187 3840 8202
3841 8217 3850 8217 3851 8210 3847 8206
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
01682
WGUS51 KRLX 182337
FFWRLX
WVC011-079-190115-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FF.W.0073.000000T0000Z-260719T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
737 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
The National Weather Service in Charleston has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
East Central Cabell County in central West Virginia...
West Central Putnam County in western West Virginia...
* Until 915 PM EDT.
* At 737 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Hurricane, Milton, Culloden and Teays Valley.
This includes Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 25
and 42.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free,
800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3851 8206 3851 8188 3844 8187 3840 8202
3841 8217 3850 8217 3851 8210 3847 8206
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
01530
WGUS71 KRLX 190035
FFSRLX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
835 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
WVC011-079-190045-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FF.W.0073.000000T0000Z-260719T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cabell WV-Putnam WV-
835 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL CABELL AND WEST
CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
&&
LAT...LON 3851 8206 3851 8188 3844 8187 3840 8202
3841 8217 3850 8217 3851 8210 3847 8206
$$
01What 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 Jul 18, 1:37 PM EDT, 11 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- 1) Rain and thunderstorms are expected during the day, and as a front crosses tonight into Sunday. Strong to severe storms could produce damaging wind gusts today. Heavy rain could also prompt localized flash flooding. 2) Impacts from wildfire smoke decrease today. 3) Next chance of heavy rain and strong storms arrives Tuesday.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 1:37 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Charleston WV
137 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Active today with strong storms and heavy downpours ahead of a
front. Briefly drier behind the front then another system
brings potential for heavy rain and strong storms Tuesday into
Tuesday night.
&&
.KEY MESSAGES...
1) Rain and thunderstorms are expected during the day, and as a
front crosses tonight into Sunday. Strong to severe storms could
produce damaging wind gusts today. Heavy rain could also prompt
localized flash flooding.
2) Impacts from wildfire smoke decrease today.
3) Next chance of heavy rain and strong storms arrives Tuesday.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...
A low traverses southern Ontario and Quebec today and then continues
onward to the Maritime Provinces and Gulf of St. Lawrence on Sunday.
A cold front trailing this system will descend into the Middle Ohio
Valley tonight and then sink south towards the Virginia/North
Carolina border Sunday and Sunday night.
The presence of a warm, moist, and unstable environment ahead of the
front, combined with a passing shortwave, should facilitate
development of showers and thunderstorms across the area today.
Precipitable water values in excess of an inch and a half
should support heavy downpours which could prompt localized
flooding in poor drainage areas or locations impacted by
multiple storms. Scattered strong to severe storms could also be
capable of producing damaging wind gusts this afternoon and
evening.
A brief lull in activity may occur after sundown, then another round
of activity is expected to accompany the front across the area
overnight. Precipitation coverage tapers off from north to south as
the front recedes south on Sunday.
KEY MESSAGE 2...
Canadian wildfires will have less of an impact on the area as
smoke is swept northward today. That being said, an air quality
alert remains in effect for portions of northwest and north-
central West Virginia where some impacts could linger through
tonight.
KEY MESSAGE 3...
Drier for much of the area on Monday, then another low swings across
southern Ontario while an upper trough digs down into the eastern US.
This system is projected to bring the next chance of strong storms
and heavy rain to the area Tuesday and Tuesday night. SPC has
already highlighted a 15 percent risk of severe weather on
Tuesday while WPC has placed much of the area within a slight
risk of excessive rainfall.
Surface high pressure builds as the trough shifts east, allowing
quieter weather to take hold later in the week. This dry spell may
be rather short-lived as the first in a series of disturbances
is expected to approach the area this weekend.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
A mix of MVFR to VFR ceilings will persist across the area while
showers and thunderstorms prompt sub-VFR visibilities at times
today. Conditions are expected to further deteriorate as a
front moves through overnight, bringing more rain and storms.
Fog may also develop behind the front early Sunday morning.
Conditions should then slowly improve to VFR during the day
Sunday.
Winds will generally be southwesterly today, then pivot to the
north behind the front overnight. In addition to sporadic gusts
into the teens to low 20s, stronger gusts will be possible
within storms.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Medium.
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Expect flight conditions to fluctuate in
RA/TS. Timing of improvements on Sunday may vary from the
forecast.
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 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04
EDT 1HRLY 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00
CRW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
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 H H M
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 18Z SUNDAY...
IFR valley fog possible Sunday/Monday mornings.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...Air Quality Alert until midnight EDT tonight for WVZ007>011-
016>020-029>032-039-040.
OH...None.
KY...None.
VA...None.
&&
DISCUSSION...20
AVIATION...20In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 12:52 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1252 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
WVZ516-518-181715-
Southeast Raleigh WV-Southeast Fayette WV-
1252 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL RALEIGH AND
SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM EDT...
At 1251 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles east of Piney View, or 8 miles northwest of Sandstone, 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...
Rainelle and Meadow Bridge.
This includes Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 131
and 137.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3774 8105 3802 8086 3800 8079 3798 8077
3795 8081 3787 8075 3787 8081 3782 8094
3777 8089 3776 8089 3774 8092 3773 8091
TIME...MOT...LOC 1651Z 264DEG 17KT 3786 8099
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
04Special weather statement, Jul 18, 12:54 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1254 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
WVZ523-524-181730-
Southeast Pocahontas WV-Northwest Pocahontas WV-
1254 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN POCAHONTAS COUNTY
THROUGH 130 PM EDT...
At 1254 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Marlinton. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary.
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...
Marlinton, Hillsboro, Edray, Buckeye, Dunmore, Cranberry Mountain
Nature Center, Minnehaha Springs, and Frost.
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 3819 7992 3815 7992 3813 7994 3810 7993
3809 7994 3808 7996 3806 8024 3827 8029
3842 7980 3833 7979 3831 7981 3827 7979
TIME...MOT...LOC 1654Z 300DEG 2KT 3821 8006
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
04Special weather statement, Jul 18, 1:01 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
101 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
WVZ008-013>016-181745-
Jackson WV-Roane WV-Kanawha WV-Lincoln WV-Putnam WV-
101 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN KANAWHA...CENTRAL
PUTNAM...NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN...SOUTHWESTERN ROANE AND SOUTHEASTERN
JACKSON COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM EDT...
At 101 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Teays Valley, or near Winfield, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Charleston, Nitro, Winfield, Jefferson, South Charleston, St. Albans,
Dunbar, Sissonville, Poca, Cross Lanes, Institute, Tornado, Elkview,
Teays Valley, Alum Creek, Pinch, Bancroft, and Liberty.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 between mile markers 1 and 13.
Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 96 and 122.
Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 38 and 57.
West Virginia Turnpike near mile marker 94.
Route 119 between mile markers 70 and 80.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3834 8204 3865 8180 3861 8135 3822 8162
TIME...MOT...LOC 1701Z 283DEG 32KT 3847 8192
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
04Special weather statement, Jul 18, 1:15 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
115 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
WVZ005-006-013>015-181745-
Kanawha WV-Lincoln WV-Wayne WV-Cabell WV-Putnam WV-
115 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CABELL...WEST
CENTRAL KANAWHA...SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM...LINCOLN AND NORTHEASTERN
WAYNE COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM EDT...
At 115 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Hamlin, moving northeast at 15 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...
Hamlin, Ranger, Alum Creek, West Hamlin, Salt Rock, Palermo,
Griffithsville, Sweetland, Sod, Yawkey, Branchland, and Myra.
This includes Route 119 between mile markers 63 and 69.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3838 8207 3824 8168 3822 8176 3823 8177
3823 8178 3821 8179 3820 8183 3821 8184
3820 8184 3810 8225 3829 8237
TIME...MOT...LOC 1715Z 238DEG 12KT 3824 8213
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
04Special weather statement, Jul 18, 1:17 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
117 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
WVZ006-014-181745-
Cabell WV-Putnam WV-
117 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL CABELL AND WEST
CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM EDT...
At 117 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Culloden, or 10 miles north of Hamlin, moving east at 30 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...
Winfield, Hurricane, Milton, Eleanor, Culloden, and Teays Valley.
This includes Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 26
and 38.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3843 8217 3848 8209 3849 8207 3848 8206
3849 8206 3859 8184 3836 8202 3836 8204
3837 8205 3838 8207 3837 8210 3835 8211
3835 8218
TIME...MOT...LOC 1717Z 252DEG 26KT 3842 8205
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
04Special weather statement, Jul 18, 1:44 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
144 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
WVZ008-013>016-018-026>030-181845-
Calhoun WV-Jackson WV-Clay WV-Roane WV-Boone WV-Kanawha WV-
Lincoln WV-Lewis WV-Gilmer WV-Braxton WV-Putnam WV-
144 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CALHOUN...KANAWHA...CENTRAL
PUTNAM...GILMER...CENTRAL LEWIS...CENTRAL BRAXTON...NORTHEASTERN
LINCOLN...ROANE...CLAY...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND NORTHEASTERN BOONE
COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT...
At 143 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Grantsville to near Hamlin. Movement was
northeast at 30 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...
Charleston, Nitro, Spencer, Winfield, Glenville, Hamlin, Grantsville,
Clay, Jefferson, South Charleston, St. Albans, Dunbar, Hurricane,
Sissonville, Montgomery, Chesapeake, Marmet, Belle, Clendenin, and
Cedar Grove.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 between mile markers 1 and 52, and between mile
markers 71 and 86.
Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 96 and 125.
Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 36 and 57.
West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 75 and 95.
Route 119 between mile markers 58 and 80.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3891 8049 3810 8143 3812 8176 3826 8218
3853 8191 3868 8163 3904 8113 3901 8107
3901 8100
TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 246DEG 61KT 3894 8105 3823 8208
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
04The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 11:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Nicholas | 39 min |
| Jul 18, 11:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Webster | 40 min |
| Jul 18, 12:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Taylor | 44 min |
| Jul 18, 12:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Putnam | 40 min |
| Jul 18, 12:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln, Wayne | 36 min |
| Jul 18, 12:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette | 23 min |
| Jul 18, 12:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pocahontas | 36 min |
| Jul 18, 1:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Putnam | 44 min |
| Jul 18, 1:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Pocahontas | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 1:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln | 30 min |
| Jul 18, 1:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Putnam | 28 min |
| Jul 18, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Kanawha, Putnam, Roane | 61 min |
| Jul 18, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lewis | 38 min |
| Jul 18, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Harrison | 34 min |
| Jul 18, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay | 46 min |
| Jul 18, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Ritchie | 42 min |
| Jul 18, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Lewis, Upshur | 44 min |
| Jul 18, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Harrison, Taylor | 39 min |
| Jul 18, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Nicholas | 35 min |
| Jul 18, 3:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Taylor | 5 hr |
| Jul 18, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants, Wood | 27 min |
| Jul 18, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Upshur | 38 min |
| Jul 18, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Webster | 40 min |
| Jul 18, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Wood | 40 min |
| Jul 18, 4:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Harrison, Taylor | 4 hr |
| Jul 18, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 4:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie | 4 hr |
| Jul 18, 4:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood | 4 hr |
| Jul 18, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Pleasants, Ritchie and 3 more | 40 min |
| Jul 18, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wirt | 30 min |
| Jul 18, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Jackson, Mason, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt and 1 more | 49 min |
| Jul 18, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie, Wirt | 47 min |
| Jul 18, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mason | 28 min |
| Jul 18, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Roane, Wirt | 41 min |
| Jul 18, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lewis, Upshur | 38 min |
| Jul 18, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lewis | 30 min |
| Jul 18, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Putnam | 36 min |
| Jul 18, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Roane | 30 min |
| Jul 18, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell | 32 min |
| Jul 18, 6:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay, Kanawha | 24 min |
| Jul 18, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay, Kanawha, Nicholas | 30 min |
| Jul 18, 7:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Kanawha, Putnam | 71 min |
| Jul 18, 7:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Kanawha, Putnam, Roane | 67 min |
| Jul 18, 7:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Taylor | 99 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.