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Areal Flood Warning — Barbour County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Randolph County, WV, Upshur County, WV
Areal Flood Warning
Issued
7:02 PM CDT · Tue, Sep 22 2026
Expires
10:00 PM CDT · Tue, Sep 22 2026
Issuing Office
NWS KRLX

Affected Areas

Barbour County, WV Braxton County, WV Lewis County, WV Randolph County, WV Upshur County, WV

Official Bulletin

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WGUS41 KRLX 230002
FLWRLX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
802 PM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026

WVC001-007-041-083-097-230300-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FA.W.0149.260923T0002Z-260923T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Barbour WV-Braxton WV-Lewis WV-Randolph WV-Upshur WV-802 PM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Northeastern Braxton County in north central West
  Virginia...
  South Central Barbour County in northeastern West Virginia...
  West Central Randolph County in northeastern West Virginia...
  Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia...
  Southeastern Lewis County in northern West Virginia...

* WHEN...Until 1100 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
  and flood-prone locations is occurring. Numerous roads remain
  closed due to flooding. This includes portions of Sand Run Road and
  Heavner Grove Road in Buckhannon and Pleasant Ridge in French
  Creek.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 755 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
    thunderstorms. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area.
    Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.
  - This includes the following streams and drainages...
    Laurel Fork Sand Run, Fink Run, Little Laurel Fork, Rooting
    Creek, West Fork River (SJ Lake), Sugar Run, Left Fork Buckhannon
    River, Grassy Creek, Little Kanawha River, Indian Fork, Laural
    Run, Laurel Fork, Right Fork Stonecoal Creek, Skin Creek, Spruce
    Fork, Frog Run, Jenks Fork, Left Fork Right Fork Buckhannon
    River, Grassy Run, Long Run, Marsh Fork, Devil Fork, Bearcamp
    Run, Bens Run, Hackers Creek, Kanawha Run, Getout Run, Little
    Skin Creek, See Shanty Run, Tenmile Creek, Right Fork Middle Fork
    River, Lynn Camp Run, Big Run, Turkey Run, Left Fork Sand Run,
    Mud Lick, Three Forks Run, Threelick Run, Wheeler Fork, Brook
    Run, Wolfpen Run, Straight Fork, Hickory Flat Run, French Creek,
    Log Hollow Run, Pecks Run, Redlick Run, Millsite Run, Right Fork
    Little Kanawha River, Grass Run, Middle Fork River, Right Fork
    West Fork River, Buckhannon River, Bridge Run, Brush Run, Little
    Sand Run, Cherry Fork, Middle Fork Right Fork Buckhannon River,
    Slab Camp Fork, Sugarcamp Run, Laurel Creek, Honey Camp Run,
    Laurel Run, Sand Run, West Fork River, Knawl Creek, Sand Fork,
    Right Fork Buckhannon River, Left Fork Knawl Creek, Little Pecks
    Run, Oil Creek, Elk Creek and Stonecoal Creek.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Buckhannon, Rock Cave, French Creek, Alton, Tallmansville,
    Alexander, Lorentz, Overhill, Kanawha Head, Horner, Eden,
    Walkersville, Ellamore, Hodgesville, Ireland and Helvetia.
  - This includes the following highways...
    Interstate 79 near mile marker 87. Route 33 between mile markers
    2 and 7...and between mile markers 15 and 17.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free,
800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.

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LAT...LON 3890 8060 3909 8027 3906 8015 3904 8013
      3903 8006 3897 8006 3897 8007 3896 8006
      3895 8009 3895 8006 3878 8005 3876 8007
      3867 8023 3889 8061

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