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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
338 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
WVC017-085-170748-
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DODDRIDGE WV-RITCHIE WV-
338 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR A PORTION OF NORTHERN WEST
VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, DODDRIDGE AND RITCHIE.
FLOOD WATERS ARE RECEDING, SO THE FLOOD WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE. HOWEVER, MOTORISTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE EXTREME
CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR WATER OR DEBRIS REMAINING ON ROADWAYS.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.
A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR PORTIONS
OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY, SOUTHEAST OHIO, SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, AND WEST
VIRGINIA...
LAT...LON 3941 8115 3942 8114 3943 8112 3947 8108
3949 8105 3953 8094 3947 8090 3943 8105
3939 8111
WVC073-095-170800-
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PLEASANTS WV-TYLER WV-
338 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...WEST CENTRAL TYLER COUNTY IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHEASTERN PLEASANTS COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
* WHEN...UNTIL 400 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF MIDDLE ISLAND CREEK AND IT'S TRIBUTARIES IS
OCCURRING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 334 AM EDT, LOWER PORTIONS OF MIDDLE ISLAND CREEK ARE IN
FLOOD.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MIDDLEBOURNE, ARVILLA AND POINT LOOKOUT.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
LAT...LON 3941 8115 3942 8114 3943 8112 3947 8108
3949 8105 3953 8094 3947 8090 3943 8105
3939 8111
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