Charleston, West Virginia

Regional Weather Alerts


     

Alert: Flood Watch
Area(s): Greenup; Carter; Boyd; Lawrence; Perry; Morgan; Athens; Washington; Jackson; Vinton; Meigs; Gallia; Lawrence; Dickenson; Buchanan; Wayne; Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Lincoln; Putnam; Kanawha; 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; Southeast Pocahontas; Northwest Randolph; Southeast Randolph
Effective: 2026-08-12 @ 12:01 pm -> 2026-08-12 @ 8:15 pm
Onset: 2026-08-12 @ 12:01 pm -> 2026-08-14 @ 7:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Charleston WV on 2026-08-12 @ 12:01 pm
Headline: Flood Watch issued August 12 at 1:01PM EDT until August 14 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Description: * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
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, Perry, 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 Pocahontas, Southeast Raleigh, Southeast
Randolph, Southeast Webster, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Wirt,
Wood and Wyoming.

* WHEN...Through Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more
heavy rain.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Rounds of thunderstorms will track through the area through early
Friday, bringing the potential for heavy downpours, which may
cause flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Alert: Flood Watch
Area(s): Ashe; Alleghany; Watauga; Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Giles; Wythe; Pulaski; Montgomery; Grayson; Carroll; Floyd; Craig; Alleghany; Bath; Roanoke; Botetourt; Rockbridge; Mercer; Summers; Monroe; Eastern Greenbrier; Western Greenbrier
Effective: 2026-08-12 @ 11:32 am -> 2026-08-12 @ 7:45 pm
Onset: 2026-08-12 @ 11:32 am -> 2026-08-13 @ 7:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Blacksburg VA on 2026-08-12 @ 11:32 am
Headline: Flood Watch issued August 12 at 12:32PM EDT until August 13 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Description: * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina, including the
following areas, Alleghany NC, Ashe and Watauga, Virginia,
including the following areas, Alleghany VA, Bath, Bland,
Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery,
Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Smyth, Tazewell and Wythe, and
southeast West Virginia, including the following areas, Eastern
Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers and Western Greenbrier.

* WHEN...Through Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A cluster of showers and storms mainly late this afternoon
into the evening may bring heavy rainfall which could lead to
localized flash flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Alert: Flood Warning
Area(s): Athens, OH; Meigs, OH; Morgan, OH; Vinton, OH; Washington, OH; Wood, WV
Effective: 2026-08-12 @ 4:57 am -> 2026-08-12 @ 5:00 pm
Onset: 2026-08-12 @ 4:57 am -> 2026-08-12 @ 5:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Charleston WV on 2026-08-12 @ 4:57 am
Headline: Flood Warning issued August 12 at 5:57AM EDT until August 12 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Description: * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Ohio, including the following
counties, Athens, northern Meigs, southwestern Morgan, northeastern
Vinton and southwestern Washington and northern West Virginia,
including the following county, west central Wood.

* WHEN...Until 600 PM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding continues across the county from heavy rainfall
on Tuesday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 550 AM EDT, flooding of area creeks and streams from heavy
rainfall on Tuesday continues across the area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, Pomeroy, Rio Grande, Middleport,
Chester, Syracuse, Cheshire, Adamsville and Dexter.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood