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WGUS61 KRLX 280156  
FFARLX  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
956 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026  
 
KYZ101>103-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ006>011-014>016-027-280300-  
/O.CAN.KRLX.FA.A.0006.000000T0000Z-260528T0600Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-  
VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-  
PLEASANTS-TYLER-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-CLAY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PARKERSBURG, CHARLESTON, MCCONNELSVILLE,  
CROOKSVILLE, LAKE VESUVIUS, WELLSTON, POMEROY, HAMDEN, ST. MARYS,  
PADEN CITY, IRONTON, SOUTH POINT, GRAYSON, OAK HILL, TEAYS VALLEY,  
CLAY, MIDDLEBOURNE, STOCKPORT, RACELAND, BELPRE, POINT PLEASANT,  
HUNTINGTON, ASHLAND, OLIVE HILL, FLATWOODS, CANNONSBURG, JACKSON, NEW  
HAVEN, BELMONT, RUSSELL, GALLIPOLIS, SPENCER, SOUTH CHARLESTON,  
MARIETTA, MCARTHUR, RAVENSWOOD, NEW LEXINGTON, SISTERSVILLE, CARTER  
CAVES STATE PARK, RIPLEY, GRAYSON LAKE STATE PARK, VIENNA, ATHENS,  
HURRICANE, SAINT ALBANS, AND SOMERSET  
956 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING IS CANCELLED  
 
THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY,  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, BOYD, CARTER AND GREENUP, SOUTHEAST  
OHIO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, ATHENS, GALLIA, JACKSON OH,  
LAWRENCE OH, MEIGS, MORGAN, PERRY, VINTON AND WASHINGTON, AND WEST  
VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, CABELL, CLAY, JACKSON WV,  
KANAWHA, MASON, PLEASANTS, PUTNAM, ROANE, TYLER AND WOOD.  
 
FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT AS HEAVY  
RAINFALL HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED REMAINING  
ROAD CLOSURES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS.  
 
 
 
WVZ017>020-028>032-039-040-521-522-525-526-280600-  
/O.CON.KRLX.FA.A.0006.000000T0000Z-260528T0600Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-  
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-NORTHWEST WEBSTER-SOUTHEAST WEBSTER-  
NORTHWEST RANDOLPH-SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PENNSBORO, BURNSVILLE, GLENVILLE,  
GRANTSVILLE, GASSAWAY, HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK, COWEN, SUTTON,  
CLARKSBURG, BELINGTON, WEST UNION, WESTON, PHILIPPI, BRIDGEPORT,  
WEBSTER SPRINGS, BUCKHANNON, ELKINS, HARMAN, HARRISVILLE, ELIZABETH,  
AND GRAFTON  
956 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY  
 
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA,  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA,  
BRAXTON, CALHOUN, GILMER AND TAYLOR. IN NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA,  
NORTHWEST RANDOLPH, NORTHWEST WEBSTER, SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH AND  
SOUTHEAST WEBSTER. IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA, BARBOUR, DODDRIDGE,  
HARRISON, LEWIS, RITCHIE, UPSHUR AND WIRT.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT  
FEW HOURS WITH A BAND OF SLOW MOVING SHOWERS. GIVEN THE SATURATED  
SOIL AND WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL,  
ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING COULD OCCUR.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX AS  
WELL AS ON OUR X AND FACEBOOK PAGES.  
 
 
 
 
 
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