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WGUS81 KRLX 180447 RRA
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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1247 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
WVC017-095-180457-
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DODDRIDGE WV-TYLER WV-
1247 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR A PORTION OF NORTHERN WEST
VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, DODDRIDGE AND TYLER.
FLOOD WATERS ARE RECEDING, SO THE FLASH 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 FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST KENTUCKY, SOUTHEAST OHIO, SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, AND WEST
VIRGINIA...
LAT...LON 3941 8053 3943 8054 3943 8052 3944 8052
3946 8051 3946 8049 3947 8049 3944 8030
3943 8029 3943 8026 3938 8028 3936 8033
3939 8054
WVC033-180500-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARRISON WV-
1247 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...NORTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTY IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...
* WHEN...UNTIL 100 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING
AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 1246 AM EDT, FLOODING IS BEING CAUSE BY PREVIOUS HEAVY
RAINFALL, BUT NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SHINNSTON, LUMBERPORT, ENTERPRISE AND WALLACE.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE,
800 401 9535, WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3941 8053 3943 8054 3943 8052 3944 8052
3946 8051 3946 8049 3947 8049 3944 8030
3943 8029 3943 8026 3938 8028 3936 8033
3939 8054
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