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Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Mingo-Logan-Boone-Clay-Braxton-
Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-McDowell-Wyoming-Upshur-Barbour-
Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette-
Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas-
Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas-
Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph-
Including the cities of War, Sutton, Ceredo, Ironton, Harrisville,
Hurricane, Sophia, Belpre, Parkersburg, Jackson, Mullens, Alum Creek,
Grayson, West Union, South Charleston,
Harman, Paden City, Grundy, St. Marys, Lake Vesuvius, Holly River
State Park, South Point, Athens, McConnelsville, McArthur, Kenova,
Welch, Grayson Lake State Park, Pomeroy, Clarksburg, Olive Hill,
Fayetteville, Harts, Marietta, New Haven, Beckley, Grantsville,
Gallipolis, Raceland, Snowshoe, Stockport, Louisa, Breaks Interstate
Park, Clintwood, Russell, Charleston, Carter Caves State Park, Oak
Hill, Pennsboro, Hurley, Pineville, Point Pleasant, Weston, Vienna,
Richwood, Craigsville, Cowen, Elkins, Montgomery, Birch River,
Chapmanville, Huntington, Prosperity, Ashland, Hamlin, Logan,
Madison, Burnsville, Ripley, Williamson, Teays Valley, Bridgeport,
Saint Albans, Summersville, Bradley, Philippi, Oceana, Wayne,
Sistersville, Spencer, Middlebourne, Webster Springs, Yatesville Lake
State Park, Grafton, Meadow Bridge, Wellston, Glenville, Gary,
Elizabeth, Clay, Buckhannon, Belington, Cannonsburg, Vansant,
Davenport, Flatwoods, Hamden, Ravenswood, Belmont, Gassaway, and Man
359 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, including the following
counties, Boyd, Carter, Greenup and Lawrence, southeast Ohio,
including the following counties, Athens, Gallia, Jackson OH,
Lawrence OH, Meigs, Morgan, Vinton and Washington, southwest
Virginia, including the following counties, Buchanan and Dickenson,
and West Virginia, including the following counties, Barbour,
Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison,
Jackson WV, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, McDowell, Mingo,
Northwest Fayette, Northwest Nicholas, Northwest Pocahontas,
Northwest Raleigh, Northwest Randolph, Northwest Webster,
Pleasants, Putnam, Ritchie, Roane, Southeast Fayette, Southeast
Nicholas, Southeast Raleigh, Southeast Randolph, Southeast Webster,
Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Wirt, Wood and Wyoming.

* WHEN...From 1 PM EDT this afternoon through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water
crossings may be flooded. Storm drains and ditches may become
clogged with debris.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Training or backbuilding thunderstorms this afternoon into
tonight could create swaths of heavy rain, resulting in rainfall
totals of 2 to 4 inches.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

Additional information can be found at https://www.weather.gov/rlx as
well as on our X and Facebook pages.

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