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River Flood Warning 12, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this river flood warning at Aug 16, 2026, 12:54 PM EDT for Harrison County, West Virginia. It took effect at Aug 17, 2026, 12:54 AM EDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 16, 2026, 12:54 PM EDT (16:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 17, 2026, 12:54 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 16, 2026, 11:03 PM EDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Harrison County, WV
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point West Fork River near Clarksburg (CLKW2). The gauge peaked at 11.84 ft at Aug 16, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 12 ft
- Minor stage
- 14 ft
- Moderate stage
- 16 ft
- Major stage
- 18 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03058975, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Aug 16, 12:04 PM EDT, 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 12:04 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 4:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Tyler | 87 min |
| Aug 16, 4:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:31 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Taylor, Upshur | 7 hr |
| Aug 16, 6:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mason | 44 min |
| Aug 16, 6:29 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Raleigh | 7 hr |
| Aug 16, 6:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Pleasants, Tyler | 60 hr |
| Aug 16, 6:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 7:38 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 8:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Randolph | 4 hr |
| Aug 16, 8:15 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Mason | 18 hr |
| Aug 16, 8:59 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Raleigh | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 9:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Upshur | 23 hr |
| Aug 16, 11:08 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Taylor, Upshur | 9 hr |
| Aug 16, 11:53 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Randolph | 8 hr |
| Aug 16, 12:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Raleigh | 12 hr |
| Aug 16, 1:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh | 11 hr |
| Aug 16, 1:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Raleigh | 10 hr |
| Aug 16, 1:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Wirt, Wood | 43 min |
| Aug 16, 1:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Jackson, Mason, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt and 1 more | 46 min |
| Aug 16, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Roane | 34 min |
| Aug 16, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Jackson, Lewis and 3 more | 42 min |
| Aug 16, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Putnam | 29 min |
| Aug 16, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis and 4 more | 63 min |
| Aug 16, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Putnam | 26 min |
| Aug 16, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell | 33 min |
| Aug 16, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Tyler | 43 min |
| Aug 16, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam | 38 min |
| Aug 16, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Putnam, Roane | 44 min |
| Aug 16, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Lewis, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur and 1 more | 54 min |
| Aug 16, 3:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Roane | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay | 29 min |
| Aug 16, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Tyler | 23 min |
| Aug 16, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Tyler | 45 min |
| Aug 16, 4:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Braxton, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Roane | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Kanawha, Putnam | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay, Nicholas, Webster | 32 min |
| Aug 16, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha | 45 min |
| Aug 16, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Randolph | 28 min |
| Aug 16, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Taylor | 25 min |
| Aug 16, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie | 36 min |
| Aug 16, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Harrison, Taylor | 30 min |
| Aug 16, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Tucker | 13 min |
| Aug 16, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette, Nicholas | 25 min |
| Aug 16, 4:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas | 46 min |
| Aug 16, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Taylor | 27 min |
| Aug 16, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha | 36 min |
| Aug 16, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Putnam | 37 min |
| Aug 16, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha | 28 min |
| Aug 16, 6:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wayne | 24 min |
| Aug 16, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mason | 25 min |
| Aug 16, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam, Wayne | 50 min |
| Aug 16, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lincoln, Wayne | 49 min |
| Aug 16, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Putnam | 37 min |
| Aug 16, 7:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Wood | 42 min |
| Aug 16, 7:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Wayne | 33 min |
| Aug 16, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha | 28 min |
| Aug 16, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane | 48 min |
| Aug 16, 7:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Cabell, Mason, Putnam | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln, Wayne | 24 min |
| Aug 16, 7:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wayne | 34 min |
| Aug 16, 7:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Taylor | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 7:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler | 28 hr |
| Aug 16, 7:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Clay | 33 min |
| Aug 16, 12:54 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Perry | 7 hr |
| Aug 16, 1:24 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry | 4 hr |
| Aug 16, 1:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry | 4 hr |
| Aug 16, 2:56 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Morgan, Washington | 4 hr |
| Aug 16, 5:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 5:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry, Washington | 31 hr |
| Aug 16, 8:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 12:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Gallia | 38 min |
| Aug 16, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Perry | 39 min |
| Aug 16, 1:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry | 47 min |
| Aug 16, 1:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Perry | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Perry | 38 min |
| Aug 16, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Morgan | 40 min |
| Aug 16, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 28 min |
| Aug 16, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry, Washington | 40 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.