Flash Flood Warning 76, NWS Charleston, WV

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WGUS51 KRLX 182225
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WVC001-033-091-190030-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
625 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

The National Weather Service in Charleston has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Barbour County in northeastern West Virginia...
  Southeastern Harrison County in northern West Virginia...
  Southwestern Taylor County in northern West Virginia...

* Until 830 PM EDT.

* At 625 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 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...
  Clarksburg, Bridgeport, Stonewood, Nutter Fort, Anmoore, West
  Milford, Lost Creek, Flemington, Despard and Rosemont.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 between mile markers 108 and 120. Route 50 in West
Virginia between mile markers 79 and 82.

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.

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LAT...LON 3914 8044 3928 8045 3929 8027 3929 8012
      3920 8012 3917 8013 3913 8040

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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WGUS71 KRLX 182352
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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
752 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

WVC001-033-091-190002-
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Barbour WV-Harrison WV-Taylor WV-
752 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHWESTERN BARBOUR,
SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON AND SOUTHWESTERN TAYLOR COUNTIES...

Flood waters have receded and the heavy rain has ended. Flooding is
no longer expected to pose a significant threat. Please continue to
heed remaining road closures.

&&

LAT...LON 3914 8044 3928 8045 3929 8027 3929 8012
      3920 8012 3917 8013 3913 8040

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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.

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.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.

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DISCUSSION...20
AVIATION...20

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
348 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

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

0343 PM     Flash Flood      5 SSE Tygart Lake State 39.23N 79.99W
07/18/2026                   Barbour            WV   911 Call Center

            Water rescue reported in the 900 block of
            Cherokee Rd.

&&

JP

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
350 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

OHZ075-076-WVZ009>011-017-019-020-182030-
Washington OH-Athens OH-Doddridge WV-Wirt WV-Ritchie WV-Wood WV-
Pleasants WV-Tyler WV-
350 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...
SOUTHEASTERN ATHENS...PLEASANTS...RITCHIE...WEST CENTRAL DODDRIDGE...
NORTHERN WIRT...SOUTHWESTERN TYLER AND WOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM
EDT...

At 350 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Pennsboro to Tuppers Plains. Movement was
southeast at 35 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...
Parkersburg, Marietta, Belpre, Harrisville, St. Marys, Coolville,
Vienna, Williamstown, Pennsboro, Belmont, West Union, Washington,
Mineralwells, North Bend State Park, Lubeck, Boaz, Newport, North
Hills, Ellenboro, and Cairo.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 160 and 186.
 Interstate 77 in Ohio near mile marker 1.
 Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 58.

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.

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LAT...LON 3927 8066 3915 8095 3904 8156 3914 8175
      3918 8176 3918 8182 3926 8196 3941 8159
      3945 8115
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 316DEG 46KT 3930 8105 3916 8181

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
354 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

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

0352 PM     Flash Flood      2 S Flemington          39.23N 80.12W
07/18/2026                   Barbour            WV   911 Call Center

            Flooding on H street off of Galloway Rd.

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
355 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

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

0354 PM     Flash Flood      2 S Flemington          39.23N 80.12W
07/18/2026                   Barbour            WV   911 Call Center

            High water across the road on J street off
            of Galloway Rd.

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
400 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

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

0353 PM     Flash Flood      5 NE Philippi           39.21N 79.99W
07/18/2026                   Barbour            WV   911 Call Center

            Water Rescue. Wolf run out of its banks and
            surrounding a residence in the 200 block of
            Wolf Run Rd.

&&

JP

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
403 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

OHZ085-086-WVZ007>009-017-182030-
Meigs OH-Gallia OH-Jackson WV-Wirt WV-Mason WV-Wood WV-
403 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MEIGS...CENTRAL
GALLIA...NORTHWESTERN MASON...WEST CENTRAL WIRT...NORTHERN JACKSON
AND SOUTHWESTERN WOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

At 403 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Tuppers Plains to 6 miles west of Oak
Hill. Movement was southwest 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...
Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, Pomeroy, Rio Grande, Racine, Forked Run
State Park, Ravenswood, New Haven, Mason, Gallia, Middleport,
Chester, Syracuse, Hartford City, Henderson, Cheshire, Adamsville,
Portland, Lakin, and Reedsville.

This includes Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 145
and 159.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3885 8252 3885 8246 3888 8245 3915 8176
      3900 8148 3879 8204 3870 8240 3884 8255
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 026DEG 29KT 3914 8190 3892 8268

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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